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2010.08.24
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No need to explain about this famous tale by Hans Christian Andersen
.
I listen to English conversation program on the radio.
In this month, this tale was used for listening training section.
I recalled a book by a psychoanalysis doctor comparing cultures that regard appearance and respectability very highly with " The Emperor's New Clothes ":
The most important thing is to maintain symmetry in community, and people are instilled to be patient, bow to necessity, and shut their eyes to the truth in order to maintain systematic harmony.
(See also Mar. 24, 2010)
In such appearance-oriented society, the story might go like this...:
Long long time ago, there was a fashionable lord who was always self-conscious about how he looked to others.
One day, three swindlers visited this county.
Two of them called themselves weavers and tailors, and another called himself their pupil and servant.
They offered to make new superior formal wear with special function for Lord.
According to them, this wear was invisible for simpletons and people who were not suitable for their office.
The Lord took interested very much: With such wear, he would easily find out who were simpletons or not suitable for their offices.
So the Lord paid the wages to them to weave new cloth for his new wear.
Two swindlers asked for the finest silk and gold thread, and put them into their bag, and kept pretending to work on the loom in a secluded room.
Their henchman ran around the county and spread the rumor about the wear.
That encouraged people's interest in the Lord's "new wear" with special function all the more.
The Lord sent a few vassals whom he trusted a lot to see the cloth during the progress.
No one could see even a thread on the loom, but they praised the cloth that did not exist, in order to avoid being regarded as simpletons or not being suitable for their offices.
So did even the Lord, who went to see the cloth by himself.
Finally, the new wear for Lord was ready; a court, an upper garment, and a long pleated male skirt.
The Lord was accordingly undressed and the swindlers dressed him up with "new wear".
The Lord and his vassals went out on rounds.
All the people he met praised the new wear which did not exist, since if they said that they couldn't see the wear, it would mean that they call themselves simpletons.
But suddenly, a little boy said that the Lord was naked.
(Up to here is the same on the whole, except for I added another henchman who sparked the rumor about "new wear")
Then, his father slapped the boy.
The father was afraid of being regarded as a father of foolish children, offending the Lord, and most of all, getting ostracized by the community.
That's how children learn to be too conscious of their neighbors' eyes.
No one ever dared to tell the truth.
All who were satisfied were swindlers who succeeded in stoleing silk, gold and wages.
The ending could be redundant, but it might go like two ways...:
(idea 1) The Lord visited a castle in a neighboring county on business in his special "new wear invisible for simpletons".
However, unfortunately, nothing about the Lord's new wear was known there.
When the Lord arrived at the castle and got off his palanquin, needless to say that he was only in his loincloth.
Then, scullery girls working in the garden saw him and screamed.
So did even the princess who heard the uproar and came out.
The guards suspected that the Lord was trying to assault the princess and other girls.
And the Lord was caught and put in jail.
(idea 2) In this early evening when the Lord was going on rounds in his "new wear", it turned cold suddenly, and began to rain heavily.
The Lord got soaked.
Besides, he was naked.
So he caught a cold and developed pneumonia, and died.
◆ ：Ready to place summery if asked
I listen to English conversation program on the radio.
In this month, this tale was used for listening training section.
I recalled a book by a psychoanalysis doctor comparing cultures that regard appearance and respectability very highly with " The Emperor's New Clothes ":
The most important thing is to maintain symmetry in community, and people are instilled to be patient, bow to necessity, and shut their eyes to the truth in order to maintain systematic harmony.
(See also Mar. 24, 2010)
In such appearance-oriented society, the story might go like this...:
Long long time ago, there was a fashionable lord who was always self-conscious about how he looked to others.
One day, three swindlers visited this county.
Two of them called themselves weavers and tailors, and another called himself their pupil and servant.
They offered to make new superior formal wear with special function for Lord.
According to them, this wear was invisible for simpletons and people who were not suitable for their office.
The Lord took interested very much: With such wear, he would easily find out who were simpletons or not suitable for their offices.
So the Lord paid the wages to them to weave new cloth for his new wear.
Two swindlers asked for the finest silk and gold thread, and put them into their bag, and kept pretending to work on the loom in a secluded room.
Their henchman ran around the county and spread the rumor about the wear.
That encouraged people's interest in the Lord's "new wear" with special function all the more.
The Lord sent a few vassals whom he trusted a lot to see the cloth during the progress.
No one could see even a thread on the loom, but they praised the cloth that did not exist, in order to avoid being regarded as simpletons or not being suitable for their offices.
So did even the Lord, who went to see the cloth by himself.
Finally, the new wear for Lord was ready; a court, an upper garment, and a long pleated male skirt.
The Lord was accordingly undressed and the swindlers dressed him up with "new wear".
The Lord and his vassals went out on rounds.
All the people he met praised the new wear which did not exist, since if they said that they couldn't see the wear, it would mean that they call themselves simpletons.
But suddenly, a little boy said that the Lord was naked.
(Up to here is the same on the whole, except for I added another henchman who sparked the rumor about "new wear")
Then, his father slapped the boy.
The father was afraid of being regarded as a father of foolish children, offending the Lord, and most of all, getting ostracized by the community.
That's how children learn to be too conscious of their neighbors' eyes.
No one ever dared to tell the truth.
All who were satisfied were swindlers who succeeded in stoleing silk, gold and wages.
The ending could be redundant, but it might go like two ways...:
(idea 1) The Lord visited a castle in a neighboring county on business in his special "new wear invisible for simpletons".
However, unfortunately, nothing about the Lord's new wear was known there.
When the Lord arrived at the castle and got off his palanquin, needless to say that he was only in his loincloth.
Then, scullery girls working in the garden saw him and screamed.
So did even the princess who heard the uproar and came out.
The guards suspected that the Lord was trying to assault the princess and other girls.
And the Lord was caught and put in jail.
(idea 2) In this early evening when the Lord was going on rounds in his "new wear", it turned cold suddenly, and began to rain heavily.
The Lord got soaked.
Besides, he was naked.
So he caught a cold and developed pneumonia, and died.
◆ ：Ready to place summery if asked
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