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Scene 1 · Intermediate
L’empereur aime les habits neufs
The emperor loves new clothes
French
Il y a fort longtemps vivait un empereur si passionné par les habits neufs qu'il consacrait tout son argent à sa garde-robe. Son unique ambition était d'être toujours élégamment vêtu. Il se désintéressait de ses soldats et du théâtre ; ses sorties en carrosse lui servaient surtout à montrer un nouveau costume.
English translation
Long ago, there lived an emperor who was so passionate about new clothes that he spent all his money on his wardrobe. His only ambition was always to be elegantly dressed. He took no interest in his soldiers or the theater; his carriage rides were mainly a chance to show off a new outfit.
French
Il possédait une veste pour chaque heure de la journée. Là où l'on aurait dit d'un autre souverain qu'il se trouvait dans son cabinet de travail, on disait de lui : « L'empereur est dans sa garde-robe. »
English translation
He owned a jacket for every hour of the day. Where people would have said of another ruler that he was in his study, they said of him, “The emperor is in his dressing room.”
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