Longagoandfaraway,therelivedanEmperor.ThisEmperorwasveryvainandcouldthinkaboutnothingbuthisclothes.Hehadwardrobesandcupboardsfullofclothes.Theyfilledhissparebedroomsandupstairscorridorsofthepalace.
TheEmperorspenthourseverymorninggettingdressed.Hehadtochoosehisoutfit,preferableanewone,andtheshoesandwigtogowithit.Mid-morning,heinvariablychangedintosomethingmoreformalforhisshortmeetingswithhiscounsellorsandadvisors.Hewouldchangeagainforlunch,andthenagainforarestintheafternoon.Hejusthadtochangefordinnerandthemagainfortheevening!
ButtheEmperorisawisermannow,andspendsalotmoretimewithhisadvisorsandfarlesswithhistailors.
Manyyearsago,therewasanemperor,inordertobewelldressed,toputallthemoneyDouhuaoff.Heisnotconcernedabouthisarmy,alsodon'tliketogotothetheatre,alsodidn'tlikethecarriagetothepark--unlessitistoshowoffhisnewclothes.Heeverydayeveryoneo'clocktochangeasuitofclothes.Peoplerefertohim,alwayssaid:"theemperorinthelockerroom."Oneday,hiscapitaltothetwoswindlers,claimingtobetheweavers,toweavethemostbeautifulcloth.Thiskindofclothnotonlydesignsandcolorsareverybeautiful,andsewingtheclotheshaveastrangecharacteristics:anyincompetentorincrediblystupidperson,cannotseethisclothes."Itistheidealclothes!"thoughttheemperor,"Iwearsuchclothes,canbeseeninmykingdomwhoincompetent;Iwillbeabletoidentifywhoisintelligent,whichisafool.Yes,Iwanttocallthemimmediatelythisclothwovenformeto."Hepaidalotofmoneytothetwoswindlers,sotheybegantoworkimmediately.Theysetuptwolooms,pretendingtobeinthewayofwork,buttheyloomevenalittleshadowNo.Theyurgentlyrequestedtosendsomeoftheirmostfinesilkandthebestgold.Theyputthesethingsinhispocket,onlythatthetwoemptyloomsbustlingabout,untillateatnight."Ishouldliketoknowexactlyhowclothfabric."Theemperorwantedto.However,rememberthatstupidorincompetentpersoncannotseethecloth,reallydonotfeelnatural.Hebelievedthathewasnotafraid,butstillfeelthatsendapersontohavealooktotheprogressoftheworksituationismoreappropriate.Allthepeopleheardofthis,thereisawonderfulpower,sopeopleareeagertotakethisopportunitytotestiftheirneighbors:howstupid,orhowsilly."Iwillsendmyhonestoldministertotheweaversthereto."Thoughttheemperor,"hemostseethisclothiswhat,becauseheisverysensible,iscompetentthissaid,whoalsonothim."Thegoodoldministertothetwocheatshouse,