@Richard_Littler this and “the tortoise and the hare” 
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People often invoke George Orwell when discussing the grim state of the world, but Hans Christian Andersen, with his story about a vain, gullible emperor, and the townsfolk who are too afraid to challenge his stupidity, doesn't get the credit he's due. -
People often invoke George Orwell when discussing the grim state of the world, but Hans Christian Andersen, with his story about a vain, gullible emperor, and the townsfolk who are too afraid to challenge his stupidity, doesn't get the credit he's due.@Richard_Littler this story has been my reference for understanding the world for probably 10 years. The fact that it takes the naivety of a child to just say “but he isn’t wearing any clothes” for anything to change is the most poetic thing about it.