'The Story of the False Prince'' - is a work by the German writer and short-story writer W. Hauff (1802 - 1827). The fairy tale was written in 1825. The journeyman Labakan is famous among his acquaintances not only for his daedal hands, but also for his proud bearing and majestic manners. The problem is that he did not understand that nice clothes cannot make the prince of the tailor. The unlucky heir's deception of the powerful ruler can cost him dear.