A long time ago, there lived a prince who was looking for someone very special to marry… Despite being surrounded by beautiful and intelligent women, the prince realizes that none of them are truly his true love. One stormy night, a disheveled and weary young woman enters the castle door claiming herself a princess. The queen then asks her to test her claim. Will she feel the pea underneath the huge pile of mattresses? Read along with me and see if it is a happy ending. THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA One of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories gets a breathtaking showcase with an elegant telling by Read Aloud Book for Children. Enjoy! The moral of “THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA’’ is “never judge a person by their appearance”. “THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA” was first published with three others by Andersen in an inexpensive booklet on 8 May 1835 in Copenhagen by C. A. Reitzel.
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The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen
Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess. But she would have to
be a real princess. He travelled all over the world to find one. There were lots of
princesses but it was difficult to know whether they were real or not.
There was always something about them that wasn't quite right. So the prince came home
to the palace alone, feeling disappointed and sad.
One evening there was a terrible storm with thunder and lightning and pouring rain.
Suddenly there was a knock at the palace door and the old king went to open it.
And there was a princess standing outside in the rain.
But good gracious, what a state she was in! Water ran down her hair and dripped off her
clothes. It ran into the toes of her shoes and out again at the heels. And yet she said
she was a real princess.
Well, we'll soon find out about that, thought the queen.
But she said nothing. She went into the guest bedroom and placed a pea on the bed.
Then she asked for 20 mattresses to be laid on top of the pea.
And then 20 quilts to be laid on top of the mattresses.
The princess had to sleep on top of all of them, all night long.
In the morning everyone in the palace asked the princess how she had slept.
Oh, very badly, she said. I hardly closed my eyes all night.
Heavenly only knows what was in the bed, but I was lying on something very hard and I'm
black and blue all over.
Neither knew she was a real princess because she had felt the pea right through the 20
mattresses and the 20 quilts.
Nobody but a real princess could be as sensitive as that.
So the prince asked her to be his wife.
The pea was put in a museum where it may still be seen.
And that is a true story.
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