"The Emperor's New Clothes" is a classic tale about vanity and deception. In a grand kingdom, an emperor obsessed with fashion falls prey to two swindlers who promise to create invisible clothes that only the wise can see. Eager to appear sophisticated and superior, the emperor pretends to admire the nonexistent garments. His courtiers, fearing they will be deemed foolish, also feign admiration. The emperor parades through the city in his "new clothes," until a young child shouts the truth: he is wearing nothing at all. The story highlights the dangers of pride and the power of honesty. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Tales From Hans Christian Andersen .
There are 26 pages in this book.
This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).
This book was published in 2014 by Andrews UK Limited .
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his writing down of many timeless, classic fairy tales. He is Denmark's most famous author and his birthday is celebrated every year with a part called "Odin Story Day".
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!’.
