Item
The Foolish King
- Title
- en_US The Foolish King
- Description
- en_US First printing
- Adapted by Lisl Weil
- Creator
- en_US Weil, Lisl See all items with this value
- Contributor
- en_US Weil, Lisl
- Date
- 2020-01-23T17:39:15Z
- 2018-06
- en_US 1982
- Date Available
- 2020-01-23T17:39:15Z
- Date Issued
- en_US 1982
- Abstract
- en_US "Based on Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Emperor's New Clothes.'" King Panache the Great has all sorts of clothes and wants to be admired for them but he is still not satisfied: he needs something special to wear to the Grand Ball. Mr. Humbug and Mr. Tricks arrive claiming a unique fabric woven on their special loom, which "only clever people can see and appreciate, a fabric that is invisible to anyone stupid." Weil has a good recurring phrase as these tailors dress Panache. For example, they help Panache into his trousers "sort of." As Panache walks into the ball with only a crown and boots, a young voice cries "But the king isn't wearing anything!" Then everyone roars with laughter – until they all realize "that they, too, had been fooled by the tricky tailors." In this version, we learn nothing of Panache's reaction or response. And there is no announced moral to this story.
- Identifier
- en_US 11826 (Access ID)
- Language
- en_US eng
- Publisher
- en_US Macmillan Publishign Co./Collier Macmillan Publishers
- en_US New York, NY
- Subject
- en_US PZ8.W429Fo 1982 See all items with this value
- Emperor's New Clothes See all items with this value
- Item sets
- Carlson Fable Collection Books