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The minister told the Emperor about the beautiful cloth. The Emperor could not wait. He wanted to see the beautiful cloth for himself. The two weavers pretended to be weaving on the looms when the Emperor walked into |
the room.
"What do you think of the beautiful cloth?" asked one of the weavers. The Emperor was struck with
horror. He saw nothing. He knew that the people around him would think he was a fool if he could not
see the cloth. So the Emperor clapped his hands together and said: "The cloth is beautiful. It is just
wonderful."
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| for himself | pour lui-même |
asked |
c'est le passé du verbe ask: demander | |
| was struck | fut frappé | horror | horreur | |
| around him | autour de lui | would think | penserait | |
| fool | simple d'esprit, stupide | clapped | passé du verbe clap: taper | |
| together | ensemble | just | seulement |
