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Scene 1 · Intermediate
De keizer houdt van nieuwe kleren
The emperor loves new clothes
Dutch
Heel lang geleden leefde er een keizer die zo dol was op nieuwe kleren dat hij er al zijn geld aan uitgaf. Hij wilde maar één ding: er altijd goed gekleed uitzien. Zijn soldaten interesseerden hem niet en ook het theater kon hem niet vermaken.
English translation
Long, long ago, there lived an emperor who loved new clothes so much that he spent all his money on them. He wanted only one thing: to always be well dressed. His soldiers did not interest him, and the theater could not entertain him either.
Dutch
Het liefst reed hij in zijn koets door de stad om zijn nieuwste kleren te laten zien.
English translation
What he liked best was riding through the city in his carriage to show off his latest clothes.
Dutch
Voor elk uur van de dag had hij een andere jas. Over een koning zei men gewoonlijk: ‘Hij is in zijn werkkamer.’ Maar over deze keizer zei men: ‘De keizer is in zijn kleedkamer.’
English translation
He had a different coat for every hour of the day. People usually said of a king, “He is in his study.” But of this emperor they said, “The emperor is in his dressing room.”
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