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Once upon a time there was a prince, he wanted to marry a princess, but only a real princess. So he traveled all over the world, looking for one, but there was something wrong everywhere: there were a lot of princesses, but whether they were real, he could not fully recognize this, there was always something wrong with them. So he returned home and was very sad: he really wanted a real princess.
One evening a terrible storm broke out; lightning flashed, thunder rumbled, the rain poured like buckets, what a horror! And suddenly there was a knock at the city gates, and the old king went to open the door.
The princess was at the gate. My God, what did she look like from the rain and bad weather! Water dripped from her hair and dress, dripped right into the toes of her shoes and flowed out of her heels, and she said that she was a real princess.
"Well, we'll find out!" thought the old queen, but she said nothing, but went into the bedchamber, took all the mattresses and pillows off the bed, and laid a pea on the boards, and then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and on the mattresses twenty more eiderdown duvets.
On this bed they laid the princess for the night.
In the morning they asked her how she slept.
Ah, terribly bad! the princess answered. I haven't closed my eyes all night. God knows what I had in bed! I was lying on something hard and now I have bruises all over my body! It's just awful what it is!
Then everyone realized that in front of them was a real princess. Why, she felt the pea through twenty mattresses and twenty eiderdown duvets! Only a real princess can be so tender.
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Princess on the Pea
Once upon a time there was a prince, he wanted to marry a princess, but only a real princess. So he traveled all over the world, looking for such, but everywhere there was something wrong; there were plenty of princesses, but whether they were real, he could not fully recognize this, there was always something wrong with them. So he returned home and was very sad: he really wanted a real princess.
One evening a terrible storm broke out; lightning flashed, thunder rumbled, the rain poured like buckets, what a horror! And suddenly there was a knock at the city gates, and the old king went to open the door.
The princess was at the gate. My God, what did she look like from the rain and bad weather! Water dripped from her hair and dress, dripped right into the toes of her shoes and flowed out of her heels, and she said that she was a real princess.
"Well, we'll find out!" thought the old queen, but she said nothing, but went into the bedchamber, took all the mattresses and pillows off the bed, and laid a pea on the boards, and then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and on the mattresses twenty more eiderdown duvets.
On this bed they laid the princess for the night.
In the morning they asked her how she slept.
Ah, terribly bad! the princess replied. I haven't closed my eyes all night. God knows what I had in bed! I was lying on something hard and now I have bruises all over my body! It's just awful what it is!
Then everyone realized that in front of them was a real princess. Why, she felt the pea through twenty mattresses and twenty eiderdown duvets! Only a real princess can be so tender.
The prince took her as his wife, because now he knew that he was taking a real princess for himself, and the pea ended up in the cabinet of curiosities, where she can be seen to this day, if only no one stole her.
Know that this is a true story!
Dear parents, it is very useful to read the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea" by Hans Christian Andersen to children before going to bed, so that the good ending of the fairy tale pleases and calms them and they fall asleep. The dialogues of the characters often evoke tenderness, they are full of kindness, kindness, directness, and with their help a different picture of reality emerges. Charm, admiration and indescribable inner joy are produced by pictures drawn by our imagination when reading such works. Here, harmony is felt in everything, even negative characters, they seem to be an integral part of beingness, although, of course, they go beyond the boundaries of what is acceptable. Faced with such strong, strong-willed and kind qualities of the hero, you involuntarily feel the desire to change yourself for the better. Surprisingly easily and naturally, the text written in the last millennium is combined with our present, its relevance has not diminished at all. A person's worldview is formed gradually, and such works are extremely important and instructive for our young readers. The fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea" by Hans Christian Andersen can be read for free online countless times without losing love and hunting for this creation.
Once upon a time there was a prince, he wanted to marry a princess, but only a real princess. So he traveled all over the world, looking for such, but everywhere there was something wrong; there were plenty of princesses, but whether they were real, he could not fully recognize this, there was always something wrong with them. So he returned home and was very sad: he really wanted a real princess.
One evening a terrible storm broke out: lightning flashed, thunder rumbled, the rain poured down like a bucket, what a horror! And suddenly there was a knock at the city gates, and the old king went to open the door.
The princess was at the gate. My God, what did she look like from the rain and bad weather! Water dripped from her hair and dress, dripped right into the toes of her shoes and flowed out of her heels, and she said that she was a real princess.
"Well, we'll find out!"; thought the old queen, but she said nothing, but went into the bedchamber, removed all the mattresses and pillows from the bed, and laid a pea on the boards, and then took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and on the mattresses twenty more eiderdown duvets.
On this bed they laid the princess for the night.
In the morning they asked her how she slept.
“Ah, terribly bad! the princess replied. “I didn’t close my eyes all night. God knows what I had in bed! I was lying on something hard and now I have bruises all over my body! It's just awful what it is!
Then everyone realized that in front of them was a real princess. Why, she felt the pea through twenty mattresses and twenty eiderdown duvets! Only a real princess can be so tender.
The prince took her as his wife, because now he knew that he was taking a real princess for himself, and the pea ended up in the cabinet of curiosities, where she can be seen to this day, if only no one stole her. Know that this is a true story!
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Once upon a time there was a prince, he wanted to marry a princess, but only a real princess. So he traveled all over the world, looking for one, but there was something wrong everywhere: there were a lot of princesses, but whether they were real, he could not fully recognize this, there was always something wrong with them. So he returned home and was very sad: he really wanted a real princess.
One evening a terrible storm broke out; lightning flashed, thunder rumbled, the rain poured like buckets, what a horror! And suddenly there was a knock at the city gates, and the old king went to open the door.
The princess was at the gate. My God, what did she look like from the rain and bad weather! Water dripped from her hair and dress, dripped right into the toes of her shoes and flowed out of her heels, and she said that she was a real princess.
"Well, we'll find out!" thought the old queen, but she said nothing, but went into the bedchamber, took all the mattresses and pillows off the bed, and laid a pea on the boards, and then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and on the mattresses twenty more eiderdown duvets.
On this bed they laid the princess for the night.
In the morning they asked her how she slept.
Ah, terribly bad! the princess answered. I haven't closed my eyes all night. God knows what I had in bed! I was lying on something hard and now I have bruises all over my body! It's just awful what it is!
Then everyone realized that in front of them was a real princess. Why, she felt the pea through twenty mattresses and twenty eiderdown duvets! Only a real princess can be so tender.
The prince took her as his wife, because now he knew that he was taking a real princess for himself, and the pea ended up in the cabinet of curiosities, where she can be seen to this day, if only no one stole her.
Know that this is a true story!
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The Princess and the Pea, in front of you is a very simply written, understandable, but nevertheless amazing kind fairy tale, which was written by one of the very famous and great storytellers of the world, G. H. Andersen. You can watch and read this story online. You will be amazed many times from reading a fairy tale. After all, for your much, beloved little reader, a very simple story will open about finding different opportunities and, with effort, getting the desired results. Not only will this fairy tale be useful for the baby, but also for the adult parent too. For an adult, a unique fairy tale called. The Princess and the Pea can open up many more new horizons, as well as a new attitude to an old, familiar story that has been listened to since childhood. Because after some time, we look at many things with different eyes and in a new way. Reading a fairy tale online, the princess and the pea to your little baby, you can really be surprised at the result, which you will of course get for yourself and for your growing little and sweet child.
Summary: It will be especially interesting for little princesses. This tale tells the story of a handsome, young prince who really wanted to get married. But the prince did not want to marry an ordinary girl from a simple family, he wanted to marry only a princess with fabulous beauty and naturalness. For a very long time, the prince could not find a suitable girl for himself, traveled all over the world and visited different countries. He met a lot of princesses, but none touched his heart. Yes, such a sincere and natural girl is a rarity not only in a fairy tale, but even in our ordinary real life. One day, the girl herself came to the castle herself and knocked on the door. And it happened when it was overcast outside, clouds thickened in the sky and it was raining, the poor dear girl was soaked to the skin in the rain. She was let into the house, and she told her story. After listening to her, everyone wanted to check how honest and frank the story of this stranger was. What happened next in this fabulous story? What was the fate of this stranger? This fabulous story will make you dream and think only about the beautiful, after reading this fairy tale. Fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea, can be read online. You can also listen to this story in audio recording.
The text of the fairy tale The Princess and the Pea
Once upon a time there was a prince, he wanted to marry a princess, but only a real princess. So he traveled all over the world, looking for such, but everywhere there was something wrong; there were plenty of princesses, but whether they were real, he could not fully recognize this, there was always something wrong with them. So he returned home and was very sad: he really wanted a real princess.
One evening a terrible storm broke out; lightning flashed, thunder rumbled, the rain poured like buckets, what a horror! And suddenly there was a knock at the city gates, and the old king went to open the door.
The princess was at the gate. My God, what did she look like from the rain and bad weather! Water dripped from her hair and dress, dripped right into the toes of her shoes and flowed out of her heels, and she said that she was a real princess.
"Well, we'll find out!" thought the old queen, but she said nothing, but went into the bedchamber, took all the mattresses and pillows off the bed, and laid a pea on the boards, and then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and on the mattresses twenty more eiderdown duvets.
On this bed they laid the princess for the night.
In the morning they asked her how she slept.
Ah, terribly bad! the princess answered. I haven't closed my eyes all night. God knows what I had in bed! I was lying on something hard and now I have bruises all over my body! It's just awful what it is!
Then everyone realized that in front of them was a real princess. Why, she felt the pea through twenty mattresses and twenty eiderdown duvets! Only a real princess can be so tender.
The prince took her as his wife, because now he knew that he was taking a real princess for himself, and the pea ended up in the cabinet of curiosities, where she can be seen to this day, if only no one stole her.
Know that this is a true story!
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