THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES and THE SWINEHERD HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Jon Hagadorn
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🗓️ 21 July 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Two classic morality tales which have been shared for way over a hundred years from Hans Christian Anderson.
The Emperor's New Clothes: The ruler of a kingdom is duped by a pair of conmen pretending to be weavers who convince the emperor that only the ignorant, or those unfit for their jobs, fail to see the fine clothes they will make for the king. The word gets around and when the king dons the clothes, he and everyone else can see that he is standing in his underwear, but no one has the moral courage to tell the king that he is standing with very little on. All are afraid they will be thought ignorant or unfit to hold their jobs.
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| 0:00.0 | You're going to be. Welcome back everyone to |
| 0:35.0 | the one thousand one classic short stories and tales. |
| 0:38.0 | This is your host John Hagenhorn. |
| 0:40.0 | Two classic tales today from Hans Christian Anderson. |
| 0:44.0 | The first? The Emperor's New Clothes and the second story, |
| 0:48.0 | This Fine Heard. Hope you enjoy them. |
| 0:52.0 | The Emperor's New Clothes. Many years ago there was an Emperor who was so |
| 0:58.0 | excessively fond of new clothes that he spent all his money in dress. He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers, |
| 1:06.1 | nor did he care to go either to the theater or the chase except for the opportunities |
| 1:10.9 | then afforded him for displaying his new clothes. He had a different suit for each hour of the day, and |
| 1:17.6 | as of any other king or emperor, one is accustomed to say, he is sitting in counsel. It was always said of him. The emperor is |
| 1:26.1 | sitting in his wardrobe. Time passed merrily in the large town which was |
| 1:31.3 | his capital. Strangers arrived every day at the court. |
| 1:34.0 | One day, two rogues, calling themselves weavers, |
| 1:38.0 | made their appearance. |
| 1:40.0 | They gave out that they knew how to weave stuffs of the most beautiful colors and elaborate patterns, |
| 1:45.0 | the clothes manufactured from which should have the wonderful property of remaining invisible to everyone who was unfit for the office he held, |
| 1:52.0 | or was extraordinarily simple and character. |
| 1:55.0 | These must indeed be splendid clothes, thought the Emperor. |
| 2:01.0 | Had I such a suit, I might at once find out what men in my realms are unfit for their |
| 2:06.3 | office and also be able to distinguish the wise from the foolish. |
| 2:10.9 | This stuff must be woven for me immediately, and it caused large sums of money to be given to both the |
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