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“The Emperor’s New Clothes”

“The Emperor’s New Clothes”
Danish fairy-tale writer Hans Christian Andersen wrote “The Emperor’s New Clothes” in 1837. The fable tells the story of a king who believed only wise people could see the clothes made for him by a crafty tailor. He paraded nude down the road of his kingdom, wearing his “new” clothes.
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Children’s Literature; Andersen, Hans Christian
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