Chapter 26
The Emperor's New SuitMANY, many years ago lived an emperor, who thought so much
of new clothes that he spent all his money in order to obtain them;
his only ambition was to be always well dressed. He did not care
for his soldiers, and the theatre did not amuse him; the only
thing, in fact, he thought anything of was to drive out and show a
new suit of clothes. He had a coat for every hour of the day; and
as one would say of a king "He is in his cabinet," so one could say
of him, "The emperor is in his dressing-room."
The great city where he resided was very gay; every day
many strangers from all parts of the globe arrived. One day two
swindlers came to this city; they made people believe that they
were weavers, and declared they could manufacture the finest cloth
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