The Emperor’s New Clothes

http://storynory.com/2008/06/23/the-emperors-new-clothes/

Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes,

excessively:much more than is reasonable or necessary

that he spent all his money on the finest suits.

He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers;

nor did he care to go to the theatre or out hunting,

except when there was a chance to show off his new clothes.

He had a different suit for each hour of the day.

Just as you might say of any other king or emperor,

“He is sitting in his council” - people used to say of him, “He is sitting in his wardrobe.”
council:a group of people that are chosen to make rules, laws, or decisions, or to give advice
wardrobe:a piece of furniture like a large cupboard that you hang clothes in [↪ closet]

Time passed merrily in the large town which was his capital;
merrily:in a happy way, or in a way that makes you feel happy

strangers arrived every day at the court.

One day, two rogues, calling themselves weavers came to the court.
rogues:a man or boy who behaves badly, but who you like in spite of this - often used humorously

They said that they knew how to weave clothes of the most beautiful colors and elaborate patterns.
elaborate:having a lot of small parts or details put together in a complicated way

The clothes made from their cloths were like no others:

They were invisible to everyone who was either unfit for their job,

or extremely simple in the head.

“These must, indeed, be splendid clothes!” thought the Emperor.
splendid:very good [= excellent]

“Had I such a suit, I might at once find out what men in my empire are unfit for their jobs,

and also be able to tell the wise from the foolish!

This stuff must be woven for me immediately.”
weave:he way in which a material is woven, and the pattern formed by this
immediately:as soon as

And he ordered large sums of money to be given to both the weavers so that they might begin their work.
sums:an amount of money

So the two false weavers set up two looms, and pretended to work very busily,

though in reality they did nothing at all.

They asked for the most delicate silk and the purest gold thread;
purest:a pure substance or material is not mixed with anything
threat:a statement in which you tell someone that you will cause them harm or trouble if they do not do what you want

put both into their own knapsacks;

and then continued their pretend work at the empty looms until late at night.

“I should like to know how the weavers are getting on with my cloth,”

said the Emperor to himself, after some little time had gone by;

he was, however, rather embarrassed, when he remembered that a simpleton,
embarrass:feeling nervous and uncomfortable and worrying about what people think of you, for example because you have to talk or sing in public, or because you have made a silly mistake
simpleton:someone who has a very low level of intelligence

or someone unfit for his office, would be unable to see the results of their work.

To be sure, he himself not have any trouble seeing the clothes, but yet,

thought it would be better to send somebody else to report on the weavers and their work.

He has been enviable life.
But if I am emperor, I want to be plain life.

I konw that "tell" has various mean.thank you.