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The Emperor's New Clothes


Famous Tales

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No. of pages 24

Published: 2016

Great for age 7-10 years

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"The Emperor's New Clothes" by Val Biro is a retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale. In this story, a vain emperor is obsessed with fashion and is easily duped by two con artists who claim to create a special suit that is invisible to anyone who is unfit for their position or "hopelessly stupid." The emperor, afraid of being seen as unworthy, pretends to admire the nonexistent clothes. The townspeople, pressured to conform, also pretend to see the suit until a brave child declares the truth: the emperor is wearing nothing at all. The tale explores themes of pride, deception, and the importance of honesty. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

 

This book features in the following series: Classic Tales Easy Readers, Famous Tales .

This book has been graded for interest at 5-7 years.

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published in 2016 by Windmill Books .

VAL BIRO's many books include The Donkey That Sneezed, The Magic Doctor, and Jack and the Robbers, all published by Oxford.

 

This book contains the following story:

The Emperor's New Clothes
Once upon a time there lived an emperor who loved clothes and was extremely vain. ‘I must have a new outfit for the royal procession and I need it to be designed by someone totally splendid’, he demanded of his butler. The emperor was warned that a new outfit would be very expensive and there wasn’t really much money to spare for new togs, but he was adamant. The palace put out a proclamation asking that splendid fashion designers put themselves forth for interview to design a royal outfit for the royal procession. A pair of chancers thought they would give it a go. They flattered the emperor to such an extent they managed to convince him that no clothes at all were ‘an outfit fit for a king that and visible only to clever people’. On the day of the royal procession no-one dared tell the emperor that he was starkers for fear of being accused that they were stupid. But the truth was in any case revealed when a little boy shouted ‘Oh my, the emperor has no clothes on!’.

This book is in the following series:

Famous Tales

Classic Tales Easy Readers