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Read and complete with the verbs in the present simple tense
clothes and he
n a country far away lives a king. He __________
__________ all his money on them. He always __________ beautiful clothes.
He often__________ through the city to show his new clothes. He
__________ a new coat every day.

One day two men

__________ to the royal
palace. They say they
__________ tailors and
they __________ to show
the king their clothes: Weve
got some beautiful clothes.
They __________ magic
clothes. Only clever people
__________ see these
clothes. Stupid people
__________ see anything.

Those clothes
_______ wonderful! thinks the emperor.
When I
________ them, I can learn who _________ clever. Yes, make some
clothes for me. The emperor ________ the men a lot of money. The men
_______ into the palace and ______ to work.
After some hours they
__________ the king and
say: Your Majesty, look at
this red jacket ... this white
shirt ... these black
trousers ... and these blue
shoes. Do you like them?
The king ________ see
anything. But he
___________ to look
stupid: Oh, they
_________ beautiful! !
I __________ wear them
for the Royal Show on
Saturday.

It __________
Saturday and the
Royal Show (start)
__________.
The king ______
on his white horse.
The people ______
in the street. They all
__________ about the king's
new clothes. Everyone (________:
Look at the emperor's new clothes!
They ________ wonderful! They
__________ so many colours!
No one __________ to be stupid. The people
in the city __________ this clothing more than
any other clothing the emperor __________.
Finally a little child ________: But he has nothing on!
and Oh, what are you saying? ______ his mother.

Now everyone
__________, Its
true, he has nothing
on! And they
__________ to
laugh. The king
__________: Why
is everyone lathing at
me? Are they all
stupid? Or they're
right? Maybe Im
really not wearing any
clothes, but I must
finish my walk. And
all the king's
ministers
__________ behind
him, looking at the his
new clothes.

Adapted from Hans Christian Andersen; Drawings from: http://www.midisegni.it/disegni/fiaba_vestiti_nuovi.shtml

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