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"If a person is
dull and stupid, the cloth will be invisible to them", said the weavers. The Emperor knew that he must have clothes made from this wonderful cloth. He knew that by wearing them he would be able |
to tell who was wise and who was not. The Emperor paid the two weavers a large sum of money. He
asked them to begin sewing his new clothes right away. The two weavers set up two looms. They
pretended to weave. After a time the Emperor sent his minister to see the cloth.
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back to story |
| dull | lente (intellectuellement) |
knew |
c'est le passé du verbe know: savoir | |
| must have | doit avoir | made | c'est le passé du verbe make: faire | |
| wonderful | merveilleux | by wearing them | en les mettant | |
| would be | serait | able | capable | |
| paid | c'est le passé du verbe pay: payer | sum | somme, quantité | |
| begin | commencer | sewing | à coudre | |
| right away | maintenant, tout de suite | set up | installer | |
| loom | métier à tisser | minister | ministre |
