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Long,longtimeago,therelivedaveryfancyking.

Thekingchangedhisclothes12timesaday.

Hereallylikedtoshowofftohissubjects.

Myclothesarethebestintheworld.Oneday,twotailorsplannedatrick.

Whydontweteachthatstupidandextravagantkingalesson.Hedoesntevenworryabouthisstarvingpeople.

Thatsright!Hethinkshesthebest.Thetwomenwenttoseetheking.

Oh,theworldsmostmarvelousking!Wehavebroughtthemostbeautifulclothinthewholeworld.

However,noteveryoneisabletoseethecloth.

Thosethattellliesandhavebadheartsarenotabletoseethisfinecloth.

Afterthekingheardthosewords,hebecameveryinterested.

Couldtherereallybesuchacloth?

IfIcanmakeclothesoutofthosecloths,myclotheswillbethebestinthewholeworld.Hurryandshowmethecloth.

Thekingbegantogetmoreandmoregreedy.

Thetailorspretendedthattheclothwasreal,astheyshowedittotheking.

Thekingandthefine-spokensubjectscouldnotseeanythingbeforethem.

But,noneofthemcouldshowthattheycouldnotseeit.

Thekingandhisfine-spokensubjectsjustlookedateachother.

Then,thetailorquicklyspokeinaarrogantmanner.Well,istherenohonestmanhere?Howcanyoulookatthisbeautifulclothandnotpraiseit.

Amongthesubjects,oneofthemmadeaflatteringcommentoutloud.Wow!ThisisthefirsttimethatIhaveseensuchawonderfulcloth.

Allthesubjectstriedtobethefirsttopraisethecloth.

Then,thekingwasamazedwiththebeautyofthecloth,too.

Thekinggavethemoneyandorderedthemtomakehisclothes.

Forseveraldays,thetailorspretendedtobemakingtheclothes.

Thekingbecameworriedandtoldoneofhissubjectstogoandseehowtheclotheswascomingalong.

Thesubjectcouldnotsayhowmuchtheclotheshadbeencompleted.Ashardashelooked,hecouldnotseeit.

But,hecouldnotsaythathewasunabletoseeit.

Instead,hepretendedtobe