Andersen, H. C

Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.

The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.

An ugly ducking spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

Scorned by everyone because he is different, the ugly duckling discovers after a lonely winter that he has grown into a beautiful swan.