Word HunterThe Emperor's New Clothes
El traje nuevo del emperador
Once, in a distant kingdom, there lived an who has always cared more about his clothes than about his people. He has spent his entire fortune on new outfits.
One day, two s arrived at the palace and told everyone they could weave the finest in the world — a so special that it would be invisible to anyone who was or unfit for their job.
The has ordered the two men to begin work immediately, and he has paid them a large sum of gold for silk and thread that, in truth, did not exist.
When the sent his oldest minister to check on the s' progress, the minister could see nothing on the looms. Terrified of seeming , he claimed the was beautiful.
Word has spread through the palace that only wise people could see the cloth. Nobody has ted that they saw nothing, because everyone was afraid of looking .
At last, the has decided to wear the new clothes in a grand through the city. His servants ed to dress him, and he ed to feel the on his skin.
As the walked through the streets, all the citizens have praised the clothes, until a small child shouted that the was wearing nothing at all.
The people finally have ted the truth, and although the felt embarrassed, he continued the with his head held high, because it was too late to turn back.
Moraleja
It takes honesty and courage to admit the truth, even when everyone else is pretending.
Se necesita honestidad y valentía para admitir la verdad, incluso cuando todos los demás están fingiendo.
Comprensión de lectura
¿Qué prometieron los estafadores que era especial sobre la tela?
What did the swindlers promise was special about the fabric?
¿Por qué el ministro dijo que la tela era hermosa?
Why did the minister say the fabric was beautiful?
¿Quién finalmente dijo la verdad sobre la ropa del emperador?
Who finally told the truth about the emperor's clothes?
¿Qué hizo el emperador después de saber la verdad?
What did the emperor do after learning the truth?