The Emperor’s New Clothes

陈燕玲

教育家告訴我们：“没有童话、没有活跃的想象，孩子就无法生活。童话，形象地讲，就是能够吹燃孩子思想和言语火花的清新微风。”同学们一定看过很多童话故事吧？哪一个童话故事是你最喜欢的呢？江苏省常州市武进区星韵学校的同学们用英语剧的形式，向大家展示了一个诙谐幽默的童话故事：从前，有一位皇帝非常喜欢新衣服，这次，他得到了一件特别的衣服……这件衣服有多特别呢？这个童话能让我们明白什么样的道理呢？大家一起来欣赏吧！

Actors：

宋文帝 王雨涵 陈紫薇 刘瑞欣

胡 盛 陈俊豪 黄赟喆 黄诗雨

程子轩 刘宇轩 李宗运 张雨馨

缪金慧 计米阳 沈欣钰 高梦扬

Narrator： Once upon a time， there was an emperor who was fond of wearing new clothes. Every afternoon at one o’clock， he tried on his clothes in the dressing room. One day， four rogues（骗子） came to his palace.

Scene 1

Waiter： Look！ The queen is coming！

Queen： Where is the emperor？

Waiter： The emperor is in his dressing room！

Queen： My dear emperor， look at these beautiful clothes. Do you like them？

Emperor： I don’t like these clothes！ Who can make new clothes for me？

Waiter： Four weavers（织工） come to the town. They said they can make the best clothes in the world.

Emperor： Take them here at once！

Rogues： Your Majesty！

Emperor： Introduce yourselves.

Rogue A： We come from the Far East（远东）.

Rogue B： We can weave splendid（极好的） clothes.

Rogue C： The colors and patterns will be amazing！

Rogue D： And the wise can see them， but the foolish cannot.

Emperor： So the clothes must be woven for me at once！

Rogues： Yes， Your Majesty！

Scene 2

Minister A： What？ Nothing， I can see nothing！

Rogue A： Dear minister， be closer， look at them carefully！

Rogue B： Are they beautiful？

Minister A： My god！ Am I stupid？ I can’t see anything. This fact cannot be known by others！

Rogue C： Minister， are you satisfied with them？

Minister B： Yes， they are so beautiful！ I will tell the Emperor that I like them very much！

Rogues： We are very happy to hear that！

Officer A： My god， why？ I cannot see the clothes！ Am I unfit for my office？ I have never thought so myself...

Rogue D： Are they nice？

Officer A： Nice， they are very nice！

Rogue A： Are you satisfied（满意的） with them？

Officer B： Yes， they are perfect！

Rogues： Thanks a lot！

Scene 3

Waiter： Your Majesty， the ministers and officers are coming！

Emperor： Let them in！

Ministers and officers：

Your Majesty！

Emperor： How are my new clothes？

Minister A： They will be finished soon！

Officer A： They’re really nice！

Minister B： I like the clothes very much.

Officer B： All the people will like it！

Emperor： That’s great！ I can’t wait to try them on.

Waiter： Your Majesty， the weavers are coming！

Emperor： Let them in！

Rogues： Your majesty！ Here are your new clothes！

Rogue A： These are the trousers.

Rogue B： This is the coat.

Emperor： What？ I can see nothing at all！ Am I unfit to be an emperor？ No， I must keep secret. I will never confess（承認）  that I could not see the clothes.

Ministers： Your Majesty， are they beautiful？

Officers： Look， what a design！ What beautiful colors！

Emperor： Really splendid！

Rogues： Thanks， Your Majesty

Waiter： Your majesty， the procession（游行大典） is to take place. Please fit on the new suit.

Emperor： Sure！

Scene 4

Waiter： It’s time for the procession！

Audience A： How beautiful our emperor’s new clothes are！

Audience B： Our emperor looks charming in his new suit！

Child： But he hasn’t got anything on.

Audience C： Oh， God， listen to the voice of innocence（纯真）！

Audiences： But he hasn’t got anything on.

Emperor： Oh no！ The people are right， but the procession must go on！

（The End）