The Princess and the Pea is a traditional story of the prince who is given the best of everything. When the prince's family decide it is time for the prince to get married, they invite many suitable princesses and young charming women to meet the prince, but none of them is princess-perfect enough for him. Then one day a poor girl, bedraggled by the rain and life, appears at the castle door, and she is invited to stay. She has a terrible night's sleep, which proves to the family that the princess is indeed princess enough to marry the prince. What is the key to their discovery? You need to read the book to find out! This is a fun, well-told, happy story with lovely illustrations. The Tarantula Tales are much-loved traditional fairy tales and fables, retold for today with friendly and humorous illustrations, for any time and bedtime. The series is ideal for reading aloud and sharing with 2-4 year olds, and perfect for new readers to tackle alone.
This is volume 9 in The Childrens Fairy Tale Collection Tarantula Tales .
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 1995 by The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd .
Judy Hamilton is a writer, teacher and mother of three children.
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.
