The Princess and The Pea - Retold For Easy Reading

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The Princess
and the Pea
retold for easy reading

byVERA SOUTHGATE, ma, BCom
illustrated by ROBERT AYTON
Ladybird Books
Once upon a time, there was a
prince. When he grew up he wanted

to marry a princess. But he wanted
her to be a real princess.
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The prince went all over the
world looking for a real princess
whom he could marry.

The prince met many princesses
but there was always something the
matter with them. One was too tall
and another was too small. One

was too sad and another was too
gay.
Somehow or other, not one of
the princesses was just right. The
prince was never quite sure if they
were real princesses.
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At last, the prince came home
again. He was very sad because he
did want to marry a real princess.

Then one night there was a
terrible storm. The lightning flashed,
the thunder roared, the wind blew
and the rain poured down.
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In the middle of the storm there
was a knock on the door of the
castle. The old king went to open
the door.
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There, standing outside in the
pouring rain, was a lovely lady.
She might have been a princess,
but she was so wet that it was
difficult to tell.
Her hair was so wet that the
water from it was running down
her face. Her clothes were so wet
that the water was pouring out of
them.
Her shoes were so wet that
the water was running in at the
toes and out at the heels.

The king led the princess into
the castle, out of the wind and the
rain.
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There she stood, in a pool of
water, and all she could say was,
"I am a real princess."
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The prince could not believe his
ears when he heard her say, "I am
a real princess."
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The old queen heard her say,
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I am a real princess."
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"We'll see about that," thought
the old queen, but she did not say
anything.
While the princess was being
bathed and dried and dressed in
dry clothes, the queen went to see
about a bedroom for her.
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The queen had all the bedclothes
taken off the bed. Then she put a
pea under the mattress.
Then more mattresses were put
on top, until there were twenty
mattresses on top of the pea.

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Then the queen had many
feather beds piled on top of the
twenty mattresses.
"Now we shall find out if you
are a real princess," said the queen
to herself.
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When the princess was warmed
and fed, the queen led her to the
bedroom and tucked her into bed.
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In the morning, the old queen
went to see the princess. "How

did you sleep, my dear?" she
asked her.
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"Dreadfully," replied the
princess, "I hardly slept a wink all
night!"
"What was the matter?" asked
the old queen.

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"I do not know what was in
the bed," replied the princess, "but
there was something hard in it.
Now I am black and blue all over."
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Then the queen knew that this
was a real princess because she
had felt the pea through twenty
mattresses and many feather beds.
Only a real princess could be as
tender as that.
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The prince was filled with joy
when the old queen told him that
they had indeed found a real
princess.
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Now the queen had the pea
taken out of the bed so that the
poor princess could sleep well.
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A wedding was arranged between
the prince and the real princess.
Then there was great joy in the
castle.
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As for the pea, it was placed in
a museum. It may still be seen
there—if no one has taken it away!

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List of titles in the Ladybird Series 606D (Well-loved Tales)
Graded in order of reading difficulty.
Grade 1 Rumpe/sti/tskin
The Elves and the Rapunzel
Shoemaker The Wolf and the Seven
The Three Little Pigs Little Kids
The Gingerbread Boy Little Red Riding Hood
The Red Hen
Little The Musicians of Bremen
The Princess and the Pea Pinocchio
The Sly Fox and the The Go/den Goose
Little Red Hen Hansel and Gretel
The Three Billy-goats Gruff The Goose Girl
Chicken Licken Brave Little Tailor
The Enormous Turnip
Goldilocks and the
Grade 3
Three Bears
Cinderella
The Magic Porridge Pot
The Big Pancake Jack and the Beanstalk
The Old Woman and her Pig Beauty and the Beast
The Ugly Duckling
Snow White and Rose Red
The Emperor's New Clothes Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs
Thumbelina
The Princess and the Frog
Town Mouse and
Country Mouse Tom Thumb
The Tinder Box The Little Mermaid
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Grade 2 The Snow Queen
Sleeping Beauty The Wizard of Oz
Dick Whittington and his Cat The Firebird
Puss in Boots The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Ladybird titles cover a wide range of subjects and

reading ages. Write for a free illustrated list from ISBN D-TSm-DSTl-t
the publishers: LADYBIRD BOOKS LTD
Loughborough Leicestershire England
and USA LADYBIRD BOOKS INC
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The Princess

and the Pea

Published by Ladybird Books Ltd Loughborough Leicestershire UK

retold for easy reading

prince. When he grew up he wanted

her to be a real princess.

The prince went all over the

world looking for a real princess

whom he could marry.

but there was always something the

matter with them. One was too tall

and another was too small. One

the princesses was just right. The

prince was never quite sure if they

were real princesses.

again. He was very sad because he

did want to marry a real princess.

terrible storm. The lightning flashed,

the thunder roared, the wind blew

and the rain poured down.

was a knock on the door of the

castle. The old king went to open

There, standing outside in the

pouring rain, was a lovely lady.

She might have been a princess,

but she was so wet that it was

water from it was running down

her face. Her clothes were so wet

that the water was pouring out of

Her shoes were so wet that

the water was running in at the

toes and out at the heels.

the castle, out of the wind and the

There she stood, in a pool of

water, and all she could say was,

"I am a real princess."

ears when he heard her say, "I am

the old queen, but she did not say

bathed and dried and dressed in

dry clothes, the queen went to see

about a bedroom for her.

taken off the bed. Then she put a

pea under the mattress.

Then more mattresses were put

on top, until there were twenty

mattresses on top of the pea.

"Now we shall find out if you

are a real princess," said the queen

and fed, the queen led her to the

bedroom and tucked her into bed.

went to see the princess. "How

princess, "I hardly slept a wink all

"What was the matter?" asked

the old queen.

the bed," replied the princess, "but

there was something hard in it.

Now I am black and blue all over."

was a real princess because she

had felt the pea through twenty