I will therefore go with you myself . ' So they all set out , guided by birds , and after some days came to the cave where the unfortunate Prince had been chained up for nearly seven years . He recognised the magician immediately , but the old man did not know him , he had grown so thin . However , he undid the chains by the help of magic , and took care of the Prince until he recovered and became strong enough to travel . When he reached home he found that the old King had died that morning , so that he was now raised to the throne . And now after his long suffering came prosperity , which lasted to the end of his life ; but he never got back the magic ring , nor has it ever again been seen by mortal eyes . Now , if YOU had been the Prince , would you not rather have stayed with the pretty witch-maiden ? STORY OF THE EMPEROR 'S NEW CLOTHES -LRB- 4 -RRB- -LRB- 4 -RRB- Andersen . Many years ago there lived an Emperor who was so fond of new clothes that he spent all his money on them in order to be beautifully dressed . He did not care about his soldiers , he did not care about the theatre ; he only liked to go out walking to show off his new clothes . He had a coat for every hour of the day ; and just as they say of a king , ` He is in the council-chamber , ' they always said here , ` The Emperor is in the wardrobe . ' In the great city in which he lived there was always something going on ; every day many strangers came there . One day two impostors arrived who gave themselves out as weavers , and said that they knew how to manufacture the most beautiful cloth imaginable . Not only were the texture and pattern uncommonly beautiful , but the clothes which were made of the stuff possessed this wonderful property that they were invisible to anyone who was not fit for his office , or who was unpardonably stupid . ` Those must indeed be splendid clothes , ' thought the Emperor . ` If I had them on I could find out which men in my kingdom are unfit for the offices they hold ; I could distinguish the wise from the stupid ! Yes , this cloth must be woven for me at once . ' And he gave both the impostors much money , so that they might begin their work . They placed two weaving-looms , and began to do as if they were working , but they had not the least thing on the looms . They also demanded the finest silk and the best gold , which they put in their pockets , and worked at the empty looms till late into the night . '
I should like very much to know how far they have XXXXX on with the cloth , ' thought the Emperor .
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