摘要
当这布还在织的时候,皇帝就很想亲自去看一次。他选了一群特别圈定的随员——其中包括已经去看过的那两位诚实的大臣。这样,他就到那两个狡猾的骗子住的地方去了。这两个家伙正以全副精神织布,但是一根线的影子也看不见。“您看这不漂亮吗?”那两位诚实的官员说。“陛下请看,多么美丽的花纹!
And now the Emperor himself wished to see the costly manufacture, while it was still in the loom. Accompanied by a select number of officers of the court, among whom were the two honest men who had already admired the cloth, he went to the crafty impostors, who, as soon as they were aware of the Emperor's approach, went on working more diligently than ever; although they still did' not pass a single thread through the looms.