The Emperor’s New Clothes A play for the 3rd graders

The Emperor is wearing a fantastic robe and a crown. He liked new clothes.

Tailors Someone who makes clothes Tailors Someone who makes clothes. The tailors made special clothes for the king.

fantastic The show was fantastic!

The jesters The jesters saw the new clothes. Do you think they were clever?

clever and silly My pet dog is very clever because he can understand what we say. The clowns were very silly in the show.

The characters The Emperor The Queen The jesters The tailors The people The little boy

The story There was a king. He liked new clothes. Then ........................ What do you think happened?

Do you remember ..... The beginning .............. Then, in the middle ................. In the end .....................

In the beginning ....... In the beginning there was a king. He liked new clothes. One day two tailors came to the palace.

Then ...... Then the tailors made special clothes. They made a coat, a shirt, pants and socks for the king. The king was very happy.

In the end ........ In the end the king put on his special clothes and walked in town.All the clever people saw the beautiful clothes. A little boy said ‘Ha-ha –ha .......................