King’s New Robe
A wonderful Arabian trickster tale – one which H.C. Andersen drew upon for “The Emperor’s New Clothes”
Theme:
Emperor's New Clothes
Story Name:
King's New Robe
Language:
English
Meet the storyteller
Richard has been telling professionally for over 30 years, not only throughout Europe but around the world. The more than 300 stories in his repertoire are folk tales which reflect the full range of human experience: the comic, the bawdy, the profound, the divine. His website has an extensive video gallery of tales to enjoy – and all for free.