A real prince can only marry a real princess, which is called "being suitable for each other". But what are the characteristics of a real princess? It is characterized by delicate skin, which can be felt by a pea under twenty mattresses and twenty duvets. This pea proves the truth of the princess. The feudal rulers were so absurd. This little story is a great irony, which is very similar to the emperor's new clothes. In addition, some people say that Andersen used this to satirize the fragility and vulnerability of feudal nobles.

Princess and the pea, also translated as The Princess on the Pea, is a famous work in Andersen's story series. Its classic story is deeply rooted in people's hearts, while princess and the pea tells the story of a prince looking for a real princess.

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Once upon a time, a prince wanted to marry a princess, but she must be a real princess. He traveled all over the world, trying to find a real princess, but wherever he went, he always met some obstacles. There are princesses, but the prince can't judge whether they are real princesses, because they are always wrong. As a result, he had to go home and was unhappy because he longed for a real princess. ?

One night, a terrible storm suddenly happened and the sky crashed violently. Thunderous rain makes people a little scared! At this moment, someone knocked at the door, and the old king went to open the door.

Standing outside the city is a beautiful princess. But, my God! How ugly she looks after the storm! Water flows through her hair and clothes, into her toes and out of her heels. She said she was a real princess.

Mrs. Wang thought, "Yes, we can test it as soon as possible." However, she said nothing. She went into the bedroom, took off all the bedding, put a pea on the bed, then took out twenty mattresses and pressed them on the peas. Later, she put twenty duvets on these cushions.

The princess sleeps on these things at night.

Everyone asked her how she slept last night in the morning.

"Ah, Ding Er is not feeling well at all!" Said the princess. "I almost didn't sleep a wink all night! God knows what's under the bed. Something very hard licked me and turned my skin purple. It's terrible! "

Everyone saw that she was really a real princess. She can still feel it now, because there is a pea under the 20-story mattress and 20 beds of duck down quilts. No one can have such soft skin except a real princess.

Therefore, the prince chose her as his wife because he knew that he had got a real princess. So, this pea was also sent to the museum. If no one had taken it away, people could still see it now.

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