The Emperor's New Clothes

About this episode

Paul Alborough tells a humorous version of 'The Emperor's New Clothes' by Hans Christian Andersen, featuring a swindled emperor and an honest little girl.

A new series of trickster stories begins with Paul Alborough telling a funny version of 'The Emperor's New Clothes' by Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. A silly emperor who is very proud of his clothes is swindled by two tricksters who claim they can make a magnificent suit which is invisible to anyone who is not wise and clever. Everyone pretends to admire the Emperor's invisible clothes, until an honest little girl points out that the emperor is not wearing any pants! Enjoy this story told by Paul and be royally entertained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Paul Alborough

Topics covered

• trickster stories
• children's literature
• humor
• fairy tales
• storytelling

Keywords

• Emperor's New Clothes
• tricksters
• Hans Christian Andersen
• children's stories
• humorous storytelling

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Books & works: The Emperor's New Clothes

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