具体如下：
很久以前，在一个富饶而又美丽的国家里面，住着一位不开心的国王。 他睡不好觉，也没有食欲。他总是面色苍白，还常常无端哭泣。这让王后和他的子民都很担忧。
一天，一位医生被召来给国王检查身体，但他发现国王的身体并没有任何问题。他的病都在心里，药物和休息对他都无效，他需要的是快乐的人所穿的衬衫，那会使他快乐起来。
首相被叫到宫殿，但人们把国王的情况向他解释之后，他却说：“尽管我有很多权利，但它并没让我快乐。我总是会失去权利。有许多人试图取代我的位置。”
接着，国王的银行家来到宫殿。唉，我恐怕也并不快乐，他说：“我有很多财产，但是我总是担心丢失钱财，每天都有人窃取我的金钱。”
接下来，宫殿的歌手来到的房间，但是他却这样说：“的确我很有名，而且每个人都喜欢我的歌。但是我并不快乐，因为我总是担心被人跟踪，我没有自由。”
最后，国王的大将军被派出去，要他在三天之内找到一个快乐的人。
原文：
Long ago, in a rich and beautiful country, there lived an unhappy king. He can't sleep well and has no appetite. He always looks pale and often cries for no reason. This worried the queen and his people.
One day, a doctor was called to examine the king, but he found that there was nothing wrong with the king's body. His illness is in his heart, medicine and rest are ineffective for him. What he needs is the shirt worn by happy people, which will make him happy.
The prime minister was called to the palace, but after people explained the king's situation to him, he said, "although I have many rights, it doesn't make me happy. I always lose my rights. Many people try to take my place."
Then the king's banker came to the palace. Alas, I'm afraid I'm not happy either. He said, "I have a lot of property, but I'm always worried about losing money. Someone steals my money every day."
Next, the palace singer came to my room, but he said, "I'm really famous and everyone likes my songs. But I'm not happy Because I'm always worried about being followed, I'm not free. "
Finally, the king's general was sent out to find a happy man in three days.