EMPEROR: I am ready.

NARRATOR: The two men who were to carry the train of the Emperor stooped down to the
floor, as if picking up something; and then they held their hands high in the air and moved
forward. They did not dare let it be known that they saw nothing. The Emperor marched along
under the handsome canopy, and all his officers marched behind him, in gorgeous clothes.

PEOPLE IN THE STREETS: How handsome the Emperor’s clothes are!. What a perfect fit!!
What marvelous colors!

NARRATOR: No one would say that he could see nothing, for that would have proved him very
stupid and unfit for his office. No clothes of the Emperor had ever been so much admired.

LITTLE CHILD: But he has nothing on!.

LITTLE CHILD´S FATHER: Hush!. Hush!.

NARRATOR: But the people began to whisper to one another what the child had said.

PEOPLE IN THE STREETS: He has nothing on! A child says he has nothing on!. He has
nothing on!.

NARRATOR: The Emperor heard what they said, and he shivered, for he knew that their words
were true. But it would never do to stop the procession; and so he held himself stiffer than ever.
And behind him his officers carried the invisible train.
STORY # 2

King Midas and the Golden Touch

CHARACTERS:
 Narrator
 King Midas
 God
 Daughter

SCRIPT:

NARRATOR: Once upon a time there was a very kind King called King Midas. But there was
something wrong with him. He wanted to have all the gold in the world.

KING MIDAS: Gold is more important to me than anything else in the world. I don`t care
about anything, I just want to have gold only for myself.

NARRATOR: One day he did a favor to a god.

GOD: Thank you for your favor. I will give you anything you want.
KING MIDAS: I wish that anything I touch would turn into gold.

GOD: Your wish is foolish, King Midas!. You can get into a lot of trouble. Think about it,
King Midas, think about it.

KING MIDAS: That`s the only thing I want.

GOD: Very well. You wish will come true.

NARRATOR: And his clothing was turned into gold, and his house, even his dog was turned
into a statue of gold.

KING MIDAS: I am really worried. I can`t eat. I can`t eat golden food!. I can`t smell the gold
flowers.

NARRATOR: One day her daughter said.

DAUGHTER: Oh father, I am so sad.

KING MIDAS: No, my dear daughter I made a mistake. I am sorry.

NARRATOR: And when he hugged her, she was turned into gold.

KING MIDAS: No!. This can´t be happening to me. What have I done?. My precious
daughter is now a gold statue!.

NARRATOR: Then horrified he went running looking for the god.

KING MIDAS: Please, take back my wish!. My daughter is worth more than gold!.

GOD: I told you King Midas. I warned you, and now, I can´t undo the gift I granted you. Go
now to the river and get into the water. But if when you come out of the water you are not free,
then there`s nothing else I can do.

NARRATOR: King Midas ran to the river and got into the water.

KING MIDAS: I have to stay here for a while.

NARRATOR: Then, when he came out of the water he touched some tree branches.

KING MIDAS: The tree branches are still green and fresh. I am free!.

NARRATOR: From that day, the King lived happy in a hut in the forest.

KING MIDAS: I have learned that love is what makes a person rich, not gold.
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