The new dress of the king

It is a lot of years there lived-was the king who passion as loved dresses and new things back and all money for them was spent. And to the soldiers left, and in theatre left or in wood on walk precisely in order that only in the new dress to flaunt. On each o'clock in the afternoon there was at it a special camisole and as about kings speak: “the King in council” so about it always spoke: “the King in wardrobe”

The city in which there lived the king, was big and brisk, that day there came foreign visitors, and somehow time has called in two deceivers. They have affected weavers and have declared, that can weave a remarkable fabric, it is better which and to think it is impossible. And a colouring it is unusually good, and a pattern, and besides a dress sewed from this fabric, possesses wonderful property to become invisible to any person who not on the place sits or is impassable is silly.

“Here there would be a remarkable dress! - the king has thought. - has put on such dress - and at once to see, who in your kingdom not on the place sits. And still I can distinguish clever from the silly! Yes, let to me will weave such fabric somewhat quicker!”

And it has given to deceivers many money that they have immediately started to work.

Deceivers have put two weaving looms and well to show, as if work, and at on machine tools ровнехонько anything is not present. Not standing on ceremony, they have demanded the most thin to silk and the cleanest gold, have pocketed all and continued to work on empty machine tools till late night.

“Well to look, as business moves!” - the king has thought, but became that vaguely at it on a shower when he has recollected, that a fool or the one who is not necessary for the place, will not see a fabric. And though he believed, that for itself he has nothing to be afraid, nevertheless has judged, that it is better to send somebody else on investigation.

After all all city already knew, what wonderful property the fabric possesses, and everyone would not like to be convinced, what useless or silly its neighbour.

“I will send to weavers of the fair old minister! - the king has solved. - to whom as not it, to consider a fabric, after all it is clever and as anybody approaches to the place is better!.”

And here the gallant old minister has gone to a hall where two deceivers worked on empty machine tools.

“My God pardon! - the old minister has thought, having stared. - after all I of anything do not see!”

But aloud he of it has not told.

And deceivers invite him to approach more close, ask, whether paints are cheerful, whether patterns are good, and thus all specify in empty machine tools, and the poor creature the minister as stared, all the same has seen nothing, because and there was nothing to see.

“My God my God! - he thought. - really I a fool? Here never thought! Only that nobody has learnt! Really I do not suit the place. No, in any way it is impossible to admit, that I do not see a fabric!”

- What will you tell nothing? - One of weavers has asked.

- About, it is very lovely! Absolutely charmingly! - the old minister has told, looking through points. - what pattern, what paints!. Yes, yes, I will report on the king, that extremely it is pleasant to me!

- Well, we are glad! - deceivers have told and well to name paints, to explain rare patterns. The old minister listened and remembered, that in accuracy all to report on the king.

So it also has made.

And deceivers have demanded still money, to silk and gold: say, all it is necessary for them for тканья. But they all it have again pocketed, on a fabric is not has gone threads, and still continued to weave on empty machine tools.

The king of other fair official has soon sent to look, as there is a business, whether the fabric will be soon ready. And with it there was the same, as with the minister, he all looked, looked, but so for anything and has not noticed, because, except empty machine tools, anything and was not.

- Well as? The fabric is However, good? - Deceivers ask and well to explain-show a magnificent pattern of which and in помине was not.

“I am not silly! - the official has thought. - so, so, I do not approach to a kind place on which I sit? Strange! Anyway, it is impossible also for a kind to submit!”

And he began to praise highly a fabric which did not see, and has expressed the admiration of a fine colouring and a remarkable pattern.

- About yes, it is absolutely charming! - he has reported on the king.

And here all city has started talking about what magnificent fabric was weaved by weavers. And here and the king has decided to look at it while it is not removed yet from the machine tool.

With the whole crowd of the elite court, among them and both fair old officials who already have visited there, it has entered to two artful deceivers. They weaved very much though on machine tools was not threads.

- Perfectly well! Isn't that so? - Both gallant officials have told. - will deign to see, your majesty, what pattern, what paints!

And they have specified in the empty machine tool as thought, that others will by all means see a fabric.

“What is? - The king has thought. - I see nothing! It is awful. Really I am silly? Пли I do not suit in kings? Could not be worse!”

- About, it is very beautiful! - the king has told. - I give the highest approval!

He nodded enough and considered empty machine tools, not wishing to admit, that sees nothing. And all its retinue looked, looked and too saw no most other, but spoke after the king: “About, it is very beautiful!” - also advised to it to sew from a new magnificent fabric the dress to forthcoming solemn procession. “It is magnificent! Wonderfully! Excellently!” - only also it was heard from different directions. All were in perfect delight. The king has welcomed to each of deceivers a knightly cross in a buttonhole and has awarded their ranks of court weavers.

All night long on the eve of a celebration deceivers behind sewing have stayed and have burnt more than sixteen candles. It was visible to all, that they very much hurry up to cope in time with the new dress of the king. They pretended, as if remove a fabric from machine tools, they cut air the big scissors, they sewed a needle without a thread and at last have told:

- Well here the dress also is ready!

The king has entered to them with the most notable court, and deceivers, highly lifting hands as though held in them something, spoke:

- Here drawers! Here a camisole! Here a cloak! - and so on. - all lung, as паутинка! During a time to think, as if on a body and there is nothing, but in it and all cunning!

- Yes, yes! - spoke court though they of absolutely nothing did not see because and there was nothing to see.

- And now, your royal majesty, deign to take off your dress! - deceivers have told. - we will dress you in new, here, before the big mirror!

The king has undressed, and deceivers have pretended, as if put on it one part of new clothes for another. They have clasped it for a waist and have pretended, as if attach something, is there was a loop, and the king zakrutilsja-was started turning before a mirror.

- Ah, as goes! Ah, as marvellously sits! - in a voice spoke the court. - what pattern, what paints! Words are not present, a magnificent dress!

- Балдахин waits, your majesty! - the ober-master of ceremony has reported. - it will incur over you in a procession.

- I am ready, - the king has told. - whether the dress well sits?

And it has once again turned before a mirror - after all it was necessary to show, that it attentively considers the dress.

Chamberlains who needed to bear a loop, have rummaged around hands on a floor and pretended to be, as if raise a loop, and then have gone with the extended hands - they dare to submit also to a kind what to bear there is nothing.

And the king at the head of a procession under magnificent балдахином has gone, and all people in the street and in windows spoke:

- Ah, the new dress of the king is matchless! And a loop what beautiful. And the camisole as miraculously sits!

Any person did not wish to admit, that he sees nothing, after all it would mean, that it or is silly, or not on the place sits. Any dress of the king did not cause still such delight.

- Yes after all the king naked! - any child has told suddenly.

- My God my God, listen, that the innocent baby speaks! - his father has told.

And all began whisper to transfer each other words of the child.

- It naked! Here the child says, that it naked!

- It naked! - all people have cried at last. And to the king became not on itself: it seemed to it, that people are right, but he thought about itself(himself): “It is necessary to sustain a procession up to the end”.

And it acted still величавее, and chamberlains followed it, bearing a loop of which was not.