Maung

Many

yars

years

prever

before

gwivit

lived

un

a

Cesar,

emperor

qui

who

tant

so much

kiem

liked

bell

beautiful

jadide

new (unworn)

vesters

clothers

quem

that

is

he

masrief

spent

sien

his

hol

whole

denars

money

kay

In order to

remane

remain

alamode.

in fashion.

Is

He

ne

not

kieur

cared

de

about

sien

his

soldats,

soldiers,

ne

not

kieur

cared

de

about

comedia,

comedy,

ni

nor

de

about

wehghen

driving

in

in

id

the

shienrlin,

woods,

sontern

but

tik

only

de

about

skaue

showing

sien

his

nova

new

vesters.

clothes.

Is

He

hieb

had

un

a

robe

robe

pro

for

ielg

each

diensaat

day’s hour,

ed

and

kam

like

anghen

someone

swehdt

has the habit to

sayge

say

de

about

un

a

roy

king

« is

« he

seddt

sits

in

in

concil »

council »

eet

was

semper

always

saygen

said

de

about

iom

him

« Is

« The

Cesar

Emperor

est

is

in

in

sien

his

garderobe. »

garderobe. »

In

In

id

the

citad

(big) city

in

in

quod

which

is

he

wik

inhabited

dohn

passed

id

the

gwit

life

joyeus-ye,

joyfully,

cadadien

daily

gwohm

came

tetro

thither

maungi

many

gospotis,

foreigners,

sem

some

dien

day

gwohm

came

tetro

thither

dwo

two

swindlers

swindlers

quoy

who

se

themselves

samihr

made same

takachims

to weavers

sagvend

knowing how

wehbhe

to weave

id

the

bellst

most beautiful

godwehb

precious cloth

quod

which

ghohd

could

bihe

be

imaginen.

imagined.

Ne

Not

tik

only

ir

their

colors

colors

ed

and

peigsa

ornaments

eent

were

exteradet

unusually

jamile,

neat,

sontern

but

ia

the

vesters

garments

syuhn

sewn

ex

from

ta

those

godwehbs

precious clothes

hieb

had

id

the

daumost

wonderful

imkan

capacity

os

to

invisiblasce

become invisible

ad

to

cadanghen

anyone

quel

who

ne

not

eet

was

apt

fit

sieni

to one’s

bungos

function

weschi

or also

eet

was

inexcusable-ye

inexcusably

stupid.

stupid.

« Ta

« These

esient

would be

ya

surely

bell

beautiful

vesters, »

clothes, »

mohn

thought

is

the

Cesar ;

Emperor ;

vehsend-ye

by wearing

ia,

them,

ghehdiem

I could

aunstehge

discover

quel

who

in

in

mien

my

rig

realm

ne

not

est

is

apt

fit

ei

to the

bungos

office

el

he/she

xeiht,

holds,

ghehdiem

I could

enderkwites

distinguish

i

the

kabils

able-ones

ud

from

i

the

rhayr-kabils !

unable-ones !

Ya,

Yes,

tod

this

godwehb

precious cloth

tehrpt

ought to

bihe

be

strax

immediately

wohbhen

woven

pro

for

me ! »

me ! »

ed

and

is

he

dahsit

gave

maung

much

denars

money

hand-ye

in hand

ibs

to the

dwo

two

swindlers,

swindlers,

kay

so that

ies

they

biwohrg.

began to work.

Itak

That’s why

ies

they

dohm

put up

dwo

two

stahmens,

weaving looms,

kay

in order to

simule

pretend

orbate,

working,

bet

but

ies

they

hieb

had

neid

nothing

wehbhtu.

to weave.

Baygh

Very

prompt-ye

promptly

kup

demanded

ies

they

ia

the

faynsta

finest

silks,

silks,

ed

and

ia

the

schungjinsta

most magnificient

sirmas,

gold threads,

yed

yet

dehr

they put

ta

those (ones)

do

into

ir

their

wi

own

roubes,

belongings,

ed

and

eewehrgeihnt

used to make work

ia

the

tuicha

empty

stahmens

weaving looms

nocts.

at night.

« Nun

« Now

baygh

a lot

vidskwo

I would like to see

kam

how

hant

have

ies

they

kmehn

wrought

id

the

godwehb ! »

precious cloth ! »

mohn

thought

is

the

Cesar,

Emperor,

bet

but

is

he

khiss

felt

lyt

a little

stragno

strange

de

about

ghehde

being able to

woide

know

quel

who

eet

was

stupid

stupid

we

or

inapt

unfit

sieni

to one’s

bungos,

office,

lakin

however

is

he

credihsit

believe

is

he

ne

not

tohrbit

needed to

baye

fear

pro

for

se,

himself,

bad

finally

is

he

yisskwit

wanted to send

preter

at first

ad

to

vide

see

kam

how

lit

went

jects.

things.

Vasyi

All the

leuds

people

in

in

id

the

citad

(big) city

wois

knew

quod

what

daumost

wonderful

magh

power

id

the

godwehb

precious cloth

hieb,

had,

ed

and

quants

all

ghid

were yearning to

woide

know

kam

how

stupid

stupid

au

or

mal

poor-abled

ir

their

nieber

neighbour

eet.

was.

« Vahm

« I’m going to

yises

send

mien

my

veut

old

ed

and

honeste

honest

minister

minister

bi

at

iens

the

takachens ! »

weavers ! »

mohn

thought

is

the

Cesar,

Emperor,

« Is

« He

sagvsiet

will know how to

gohdst-ye

at the best

vide

see

kam

how

perodh

forward

leit

goes

id

the

wehrg,

work,

isghi

for he

est

is

clever,

clever,

ed

and

nimen

no-one

parkwehrt

fulfills

sien

one’s

bungos

office

gohder

better

quem

than

is. »

he. »

Tun

Then

gwahsit

went-to

is

the

veut

old

respectable

respectable

minister

minister

id

the

atelier,

workshop,

quer

where

bo

both

swindlers

swindlers

wehrgihr

made work

ia

the

tuicha

empty

stahmens.

weaving looms.

« O Deiwes ! »

« O my God(s) ! »

mohn

thought

is

the

veut

old

minister

minister

distarnd-ye,

by staring wide-eyed,

« Neid

« Nothing

vido ! »

I see ! »

bet

but

is

he

sieyg

said

neid.

nothing.

Bo

Both

swindlers

swindlers

bud

asked

iom

him

latif-ye

kindly

ke

that

gwohm

(he) came

proscher

nearer

ed

and

sprohg

asked

iom

him

an

if

id

the

peigos

ornament

eet

was

jamile

nice

ed

and

an

if

ia

the

colors

colors

eent

were

bell.

beautiful.

Ies

They

pfohrst

pointed at

ia

the

tuicha

empty

stahmens,

weaving looms,

ed

and

makar

although

is

the

orm

poor

veut

old

minister

minister

nachohx,

kept on looking,

is

he

khiek

couldn’t

vide

see

ject,

thing,

ob

because

eet

was

neid.

nothing.

« Yallah ! »

« My God ! »

mohn

thought

is,

he,

« Esiem

« Would (I) be

io

I

druve-ye

really

stupid ?

stupid ?

Naiwo

Never

habiem

would I have

credihn

believed

to !

that !

Nimen

No-one

dehlct

must

woide

know

to !

that !

Leusiem

I would lose

mien

my

amt !

function !

No,

No,

niem

I won’t

sayge

say

od

that

khako

I can’t

vide

see

id

the

godwehb ! »

precious cloth ! »

« Ma

« Why

ne

don’t

saycte

say

yu

you

ject

thing

de ? »

about ? »

iey

said

uter

one (of two)

takach.

weaver.

« Oh,

« Oh

tod

that

est

is

schungjin,

magnificient,

druve-ye

really

puyku ! »

superb ! »

iey

said

is

the

veut

old

minister,

minister,

chehxend

looking

per

through

sien

his

bril,

glasses,

« Ah !

« Ah !

tod

that

peigos

adornment

ed

and

ta

those

colors !

colors !

Ya,

Ya,

saycsiem

I will tell

ei

to the

Cesar

Emperor

od

that

maung

much

me

me

plaisent ! »

they please ! »

« Gohd !

« Well !

To

That

ghawdeiht

rejoices

nos ! »

us ! »

iey

said

bo

both

takachi,

weavers,

ed

and

ei

to-him

gjuchieneer

described in detail

ia

the

colors

colors

nam-ye

by name

tem

as well

quem

as

id

the

aunsam

unique

peigos.

ornament.

Is

The

old

veut

minister

minister

klusit

listened

attentive-ye

carefully

kay

in order to

resayge

tell back

to

that

hol

whole

quan

when

is

he

habiet

would have

riken

returned

bei

by the

Cesar.

Emperor.

Dind

Afterwards

ies

the

swindlers

swindlers

kup

demanded

meis

more

denars,

money,

meis

more

silks

silks

ed

and

sirmas

gold threads

pro

for

id

the

wehbhen.

weaving.

Ies

they

snigeer

stacked

quanto

all

do

into

ir

their

geps,

pockets,

yed

yet

neid

nothing

gwohm

came

ep

on

id

the

stahmen,

weaving-loom,

continuer

they kept on

simule

pretending

wehbhe.

weaving.

Is

The

Cesar

Emperor

yis

sent

iter

again

alyo

another

respectable

respectable

ambacto

middleman

kay

to

vide

see

kam

how

perodh

forward

lit

went

id

the

wehbhen,

weaving,

ed

and

an

whether

id

the

povesti

garment

esiet

would be

mox

soon

parat.

ready.

To

This

tyohcit

took place

kam

like

con

with

alter,

the other one,

is

he

chohx

checked

ed

and

chohx

checked

bet

but

eet

there was

neid

nothing

visu

To see

ep

on

id

the

tuicho

empty

stahmen.

weaving-loom.

« Ya,

« Yes,

ne

not

est

is

tod

that

un

a

bell

beautiful

godwehb ? »

precious cloth ? »

iey

said

bo

both

swindlers

swindlers

quoy

who

gjuchieneer

explained in detail

id

the

schungjin

magnificient

peigos

ornament

quodghi

which in fact

ne

did not

existit.

exist.

« Kwe

« (Question tag)

som

I am

pior

too

stupid

stupid

pro

for

mien

my

amt ?

office ?

Nimen

No-one

sollt

shall

kaue

notice

to ! »

that ! »

mohn

thought

is

the

wir,

man,

qui

who

itak

that’s why

laudit

praised

id

the

godwehb,

precious cloth,

quayque

though

is

he

vis

saw

neid,

nothing,

ed

and

sigwrit

asserted

ibs

to them

sieno

his

masrouria

gladness

de

about

ia

the

bell

beautiful

colors

colors

ed

and

id

the

schungjin

magnificient

peigos.

ornament.

« Ya,

« Yes,

id

it

est

is

druve-ye

really

khauris ! »

lovely ! »

iey

said

is

he

serter

later

ei

to the

Cesar.

Emperor.

Vasyi

All the

leuds

people

urbi

in the city

tolkeer

talked

de

about

id

the

puyku

superb

godwehb.

precious cloth.

Tun,

Then,

isswo

himself

Cesar

Emperor

vidskwit

wanted to see

id,

it,

tan

as long as

eet

(it) was

dar

still

ep

on

id

the

stahmen.

weaving-loom.

Con

With

un

a

hol

whole

trupp

troop

selecten

of selected

leuds,

people,

bayna

among

qui

whom

bo

both

honorable

honorable

ministers,

ministers,

faungmoenit

(he) paid a visit to

bo

both

doler

cunning

swindlers,

swindlers,

quoy

who

taiper

at that time

wohbh

wove

med

with

hol

whole

gwis,

strength,

lakin

yet

aun

without

id

the

lytsto

smallest

sioul

thread

ni

nor

kumasch

silk-cloth.

« Est

« It is

ghi

indeed

schungjin ! »

magnificient ! »

iey

said

bo

both

respectable

respectable

ministers.

ministers.

« Plaise

« Please

vies

your

Majestat

Majesty

spehce

look at

solg

such

peigsa

ornaments,

solg

such

colors ! »

colors ! »

ed

and

pfohrst

pointed at

id

the

tuicho

empty

stahmen,

weaving-loom,

chunke

since

credihr

they believed

od

od

alters

the others

ghohd

could

mukhtmel-ye

probably

vide

see

id

the

godwehb.

precious cloth.

« Quod

« What

tar ? »

then ? »

mohn

thought

is

the

Cesar,

Emperor,

« Vido

« I see

neid !

nothing !

To

This

est

is

terrible !

terrible !

Som

Am

io

I

stupid ?

stupid ?

Kwe

(question tag)

som

I am

inapt

unfit

ka

as a

Cesar ?

Emperor ?

To

This

est

is

id

the

meist

most

gargic

horrible

quod

that

mi

to me

ghehdiet

could

wakye ! »

happen ! »

« Oh !

« Oh !

est

it’s

meg

very

bell ! »

beautiful ! »

iey

said

is

the

Cesar,

Emperor,

« Hat

Has

mien

my

total

full

approbation ! »

approval ! »

ed

and

is

he

nuk

nodded

satisfacto

satisfied

chehxend-ye

by looking at

id

the

tuicho

empty

stahmen ;

weaving-loom ;

is

he

ne

not

sieycskwit

wanted to say

is

he

khiek

couldn’t

vide

see

ject.

thing.

Id

The

hol

whole

cheldar

entourage

quod

that

hamrahsit

accompanied

iom

him

neschi

nor did

kwahsit

perceived

meis

more

quem

than

ceters,

all the others,

bet

but

sieygit

said

kam

like

is

the

Cesar :

Emperor :

« Oh !

« Oh !

est

it’s

baygh

very

jamile ! »

pretty ! »

ed

and

ei

to him

riedh

advised

vehse

wear

ta

those

nov,

new,

splendid,

splendid

vesters

clothes

ye

for

id

the

prest

first

ker,

time,

pro

for

id

the

grand

great

procession,

procession,

mox.

soon.

« Est

« It’s

schungjin,

magnificient,

excellent ! »

excellent ! »

buit

was

sayct

said

ex

from

stohm

mouth

do

to

stohm,

mouth

ed

and

quants

all

ghaws

rejoiced

de.

about (it).

Is

The

Cesar

Emperor

dahsit

gave

ad

to

ieter

either

swindler

swindler

ein

one (to each)

Rittercruce

Knight’s cross

ad

to

hange

hang

ep

on

ir

their

knoptorm

buttonhole

ed

and

ein

one (to each)

titule

title

os

of

Wehbhyunker.

Young lord weaver.

Unte

During

id

the

hol

whole

noct

night

pre

before

id

the

aghyern

morning

ios

of the

procession,

procession,

wohrg

worked

ies

the

swindlers

swindlers

ed

and

aydhihr

made burn

meis

more

quem

than

sixdem

sixteen

kiers.

candles.

Leuds

People

ghohd

could

vide

see

kam

how

besic

busy

eent

(they) were

kay

in order to

zakhayate

taylor up

ia

the

nov

new

clothes

vesters

ios

of the

Cesar.

Emperor.

Simuleer

They pretended

ghende

to take

id

the

godwehb

precious cloth

ex

from

id

the

stahmen,

weaving-loom,

skohrz

cut

id

the

air

air

med

with

ir

their

tanghu

big

nojits,

scissors,

syuhr

they sewed

med

with

nadhs

needles

aun

without

sioul

thread

ed

and

sieyg

said

bad :

at last :

« Nun

« Now

sont

are

ia

the

vesters

clothes

parat ! »

ready ! »

Isswo

Himself

Cesar

Emperor

gwohm

came

tetro

thither

con

with

sienens

his

mumtasest

most distinguished

Cavaliers,

Cavaliers,

ed

and

bo

both

swindlers

swindlers

liv

lifted

ein

one (of each)

brakh

arm

ub

up

kamsei

as if

dehrjient

they held

semject

something

ed sieyg :

and said :

« en

« here are

ia

the

choraps !

stockings !

En

Here is

id

the

robe !

gown !

En

Here is

id

the

cappa ! »

cloak ! »

ed

and

yunyun.

so on.

« Est

It’s

tem

as

legv

light

quem

as

arankium !

spiderweb !

Anghen

(Some)one

hat

has

id

the

pondos

feeling

os

of

vehse

wear

neid,

nothing,

bet

but

todpet

precisely this

est

is

ids

its

suedos ! »

propriety ! »

« Ya ! »

« Yes ! »

iey

said

vasyi

all the

Cavaliers,

Cavaliers,

bet

but

ies

they

khiek

couldn’t

vide

see

ject,

thing,

eetghi

for there was

neid

nothing

visu.

to see.

« Plais

« Please

sdutu

let take off

Vies

Your

Majestat

Majesty

sien

his

vesters ! »

clothes ! »

ieyeer

said

ies

the

swindlers,

swindlers,

« her

« here

ant

in front of

id

the

mier

big

specule ! »

mirror ! »

Is

The

Cesar

Emperor

sduit

took off

sien

his

quant

all

vesters,

clothes,

ed

and

ies

the

swindlers

swindlers

simuleer

pretended

due

clothe

iom

him

med

with

ielg

each

nov

new

povesti

garment

ieswert

they (it was said)

hieb

had

syuht,

sewn,

ed

and

is

the

Cesar

Emperor

eecichehxt

didn’t stop looking

se

himself

in

in

id

the

specule.

mirror.

« Kam

« How

suadehb

he fit well

ta

those

vesters ! »

clothes ! »

comsieyg

said together

vasyi.

they all.

« Quod

« What

un

a

peigos !

pattern !

Quod

What

colors !

colors !

Tod

This

est

is

un

a

daumost

wonderful

trakh ! »

outfit ! »

« Exo

« Outside

stahnt

they’re standing

samt

with

id

the

dais,

canopy,

quod

which

sessiet

will be

bohrt

carried

uper

over

Vies

Your

Majestat

Majesty

unte

during

id

id

procession ! »

procession ! »

iey

said

is

the

Mayster

Master

om

of

Ceremonias.

Ceremonies.

« Gohd,

« Good,

som

I’m

parat ! »

ready ! »

iey

said

is

the

Cesar.

Emperor.

« Ne

« Don’t

suadehbht

suit well

id ? »

it ? »

ed

and

is

he

vols

turned himself

iter

again

ant

in front of

id

the

specule,

mirror,

kamsei

as if

esiet

he were

druve-ye

really

admirend

admiring

sien

his

vehsmen !

oufit !

Ies

The

Chamberlars,

Chamberlains,

quoy

who

dohlg

had to

behre

carry

id

the

train,

train,

tasteer

tasted

id

the

swol,

ground,

kamsei

as if

ghendskweer

they tried to take

ub

up

tod

that

train,

train,

ne

not

skieuskweer

they wanted to show

altrims

to the other ones

od

that

ies

they

vis

saw

neid.

nothing.

Ithan

So

trohc

displaced himself

is

the

Cesar

Emperor

in

in

id

the

procession

procession

ender

beneath

id

the

puyku

superb

dais

canopy

ed

and

vasyi

all the

leuds

people

in

in

ia

the

strads

streets

ed

and

claus

at

ia

the

fensters

windows

sieyg :

said :

« Kam

« How

unique

unique

sont

are

ia

the

nov

new

vesters

clothes

ios

of the

Cesar !

Emperor !

Quod

What

un

a

bell

beautiful

train

train

ids

his

robe

gown

hat !

has !

Suadehbhent

They suit well

daumos-ye ! »

marvelously ! »

Nimen

No-one

skieuskwit

wanted to show

el

he/she

vis

saw

neid,

nothing,

toghi

for this

habiet

would have

maynen

meant

el

(s)he

ne

did not

dohbh

be fit for

sien

his/her

bungos,

office,

we

or

od

that

eet

was

stupid.

stupid.

Neid

None

iom

of the

vestern

clothes

ios

of the

Cesar

Emperor

hieb

had

ja

already

habto

had

tant

so much

success.

success.

« Men,

« But,

is

he

vehst

wears

khich ! »

nothing at all ! »

iey

said

un

a

lytil pwarn.

little boy.

« Bismillah,

« In the name of God,

kleu

listen to

tod

that

innocent

innocent

voc ! »

voice ! »

ieyit

said

eys

his

pater ;

father ;

and

ed

quanti

all

susureer

whispered

ad

to

mutu

each other

quo

what

is

the

pwarn

boy

hieb

had

sayct.

said.

« Is

« The

Cesar

Emperor

vehst

wears

neid

no

povesti ! »

garment ! »

vicricit

cried at last

id

the

hol

whole

popule.

people.

To

That

ieur

heard

is

the

Cesar,

Emperor,

qui

who

khiss

felt

i

they

sieyg

said

prabh,

true,

lakin

yet

is

he

mohn :

thought :

« Tehrbo

« I have to

continue

continue

id

the

procession. »

procession. »

Ed

And

is

he

gvrenduit

strutted

dar

still

meis,

more,

ed

and

ies

the

chamberlars

chamberlains

nabohr

kept on carrying

un

a

train

train

quod

that

ne

not