"The Princess and the Pea" is a classic fairy tale about a young girl who arrives at a royal palace seeking shelter during a storm. To determine if she is truly a princess, the queen devises a test: she places a single pea beneath twenty mattresses and twenty feather beds. Despite the immense layers, the girl feels the discomfort of the pea, proving her royal sensitivity. The story highlights themes of true nobility, gentleness, and the idea that authenticity cannot be masked by appearances. Ultimately, the girl is recognized for her royal status and becomes the prince's bride. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book features in the following series: Penguin Young Readers, Penguin Young Readers Level 2, Puffin, Puffin Easy To Read .
This book is aimed at children at US 1st grade-3rd grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 years.
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 1996 by Penguin Random House Australia .
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This book contains the following story:
The Princess and the Pea
A prince travelled the world to find a real princess to be his bride, but none of them would quite do. One night during a massive storm a girl knocked on the door claiming to be a princess from down the road looking for shelter. The queen was sceptical so placed a pea under the mattress of the spare bed. Then she piled more and more mattresses onto the bed so that it was so high the girl needed a ladder to climb into bed. ‘Only a real princess will feel the pea under that many mattresses thought the queen’. The next morning the queen asked the girl how she had slept and she complained bitterly about a hard lump in the bed. The queen was delighted and presented the girl to the prince. ‘This is a real princess, ‘ she said. The prince was delighted and the two got married and lived happily ever after.
This book is in the following series:
Penguin Young Readers-Level 2
Puffin
Penguin Young Readers
Penguin Young Readers feature a traditional numbered levelling system, as well as the Guided Reading levelling system, to ensure quick recognition for educators, parents, and kids. Younger readers figure out new words from picture and context clues while they begin to recognize fiction from non-fiction. Maturing readers can understand different points of view and identify story elements like characters and conflict.
Puffin Easy-to-Read
