"The Emperor's New Clothes" is a tale about a vain emperor who is obsessed with fashion and spends lavishly on his wardrobe. Two swindlers arrive in the kingdom, claiming to create a magical fabric that is invisible to anyone who is unfit for their position or hopelessly stupid. The emperor, eager to show off his new clothes, pretends to see them, as do his ministers, fearing they might appear incompetent. When he parades before his subjects, a child shouts out the truth: the emperor is wearing nothing at all. The story highlights themes of vanity, deception, and the importance of honesty. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called World Classics .
There are 32 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 The ChoiceMaker Pty 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". Barbara Taylor is an experienced children's non-fiction writer. Her previous books for Watts include the Science Starters series.
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!’.
