In a far - away country, there was a king who was extremely vain. He was always thinking about how to make himself look more majestic and distinctive. In this country, there were two very sly tailors. After hearing about the king's preference, they came up with a wicked idea.
These two tailors came to the palace and said to the king, "Your Majesty, we can make the most magical coat in the world. Only the wisest and most noble people can see this coat." When the king heard this, he was very curious. Moreover, he didn't want to be considered as not smart or not noble, so he immediately ordered the tailors to start making this coat.
The tailors didn't have any magical cloth at all. Every day, they just pretended to be busily working in front of the empty looms. The king was eager to see how the coat was being made, so he sent his most loyal minister to check. When the minister arrived at the tailors' workshop and saw the empty looms, he was very astonished. But he didn't dare to admit that he couldn't see the coat, because he was afraid of being regarded as stupid. The tailors pointed at the empty looms and vividly described the beauty of the coat: "Look, these exquisite patterns, these magnificent colors. This is a one - of - a - kind coat in the world." So the minister had to pretend that he could see it and went back to report to the king, "Your Majesty, this coat is extremely beautiful. It is the most magnificent garment I have ever seen."
After hearing the minister's words, the king looked forward to the coat even more. Finally, the tailors said that the coat was finished. They took the non - existent coat and pretended to carefully dress the king in it.
The king paraded in the street wearing his "new clothes". The streets were lined with common people on both sides. Everyone looked at the king in astonishment because they couldn't see anything, but no one dared to tell the truth. Suddenly, a child in the crowd shouted, "The king isn't wearing any clothes!" At this time, people began to whisper among themselves. When the king heard the child's words, his face turned red all of a sudden. He then realized that he had been deceived by the tailors. But he didn't want to lose face in front of everyone, so he pretended as if nothing had happened and continued the parade. However, in his heart, he secretly vowed that he would never trust those sly people so easily again.
