This short and charming story tells of a young woman who arrives at a castle on a rainy night, claiming to be a princess. To test her royal claim, the queen places a single pea under twenty mattresses. Only a true princess, so delicate and sensitive, could feel the pea through all those layers.
It’s short, whimsical, and has been a favorite of children for nearly 200 years
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Each season of Quick Classics for Kids from Newman Media features bite-sized storytelling for kids, including favorites from Lewis Carroll, Aesop’s fables, and Beatrix Potter’s beloved tales. These family-friendly episodes are perfect for bedtime, classroom listening, or anytime you want to spark imagination and rediscover the joy of literature for kids.
Ideal for ages 4 and up, these engaging episodes serve as enchanting bedtime stories for kids, enriching family storytime, or making educational listening during car rides.
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Quicklit class for kids. Quick Classes for Kids, Quick Clack Crickets. The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Anderson. Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess, but she would have to be a real princess. He traveled all over the world to find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted. There were princesses enough, but it was difficult to find out whether they were real ones. There was always something about them that was not as it should be. So he came home again and was sad, for he would have liked very much to have a real princess. One evening, a terrible storm came on. There was thunder and lightning, and the rain poured down in torrent. Suddenly a knocking was heard at the city gate, and the old king went to open it. It was a princess standing out there in front of the gate. But good gracious, what a sight the rain and the wind had made her look. The water ran down from her hair and clothes, it ran down into the toes of her shoes and out again at the heels. And yet she said that she was a real princess. Well, we'll soon find that out, thought the old queen. But she said nothing. Went into the bedroom, took all the bedding off the bedstead and laid a pea on the bottom. Then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and then twenty eyed her down beds on top of the mattresses. On this, the princess had to lie all night. In the morning, she was asked how she had slept. Oh, very bad, said she. I have scarcely closed my eyes all night. Heaven only knows what was in the bed. But I was lying on something hard, so that I am black and blue all over my body. It's horrible. Now they knew that she was a real princess because she had felt the pea right through the twenty mattresses and the twenty eider down beds. Nobody but a real princess could be as sensitive as that. So the prince took her for his wife. For now he knew that he had a real princess, and the pea was put in the museum where it may still be seen if no one has stolen it there. That is a true story. We will thanks for listening to quick Classics for kids. You enjoy today's story, don't forget. We share short and timeless tales, poems, and fables perfect for bedtime, classrooms, and family story time. If you like this episode, please follow the show, leave a review, and share it with a friend. Until next time, keep imagining, keep wondering, and keep reading. Credit class ca