The Emperor's New Clothes
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Andersen, Hans Christian
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1975
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The emperor here seems to be a lion or a big cat, though he moves in a mostly human world with human ministers and human subjects. The two weavers seem to be a fox and a cat. "Only wise men can see it. Fools cannot." "If I had a robe made of that cloth, I could quickly find out which of my people are fools." "They sat and did nothing, for they were not weavers at all." The prime minister is the first to not want to seem a fool. "I cannot see the cloth! Does this mean I'm a fool? If so, I must not let anyone know." Next is the general. Then comes the emperor, who repeats verbatim what the prime minister had said. The emperor in this version gives his weavers an extra twenty bags of gold and promises twenty more if he likes the finished work. The artists in this book present this lion in long underwear, with his tail sticking out of the button-flap on the bottom. At the parade, everyone is wondering if he or she would be able to see the new clothes. After a little girl tells the truth, people comment "She's right! The emperor is in his underwear!" "The poor emperor hears them. And suddenly he knew that they were right." "Just wait until I get my hands on those weavers!" "But it was too late. The weavers had already run off with the forty bags of gold. They were no fools!" Good telling! Adequate cartoon illustrations.
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Walt Disney Productions: Random House
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11504 (Access ID)