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'''[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/princesspea/index.html "The Princess and the Pea"]''' (Danish: "Prindsessen paa ærten"; "Prinsessen på ærten" in modern orthography) is a [[Fairy Tale]] by Danish poet and author [[Hans Christian Andersen]] about a young woman whose claim to being a real princess is tested by placing a pea under her mattresses. The tale likely had its source in folk material although the original source of the story is a bit obscure. The story was first published in 1835. It has been adapted to various media including musical comedy and television drama.
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| author = Hans Christian Andersen
| central theme = [[Women Are Delicate|"Real" princesses are delicate]]
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| genre = Fairy tale
| publication date = May 8, 1835
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'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131207044642/http://surlalunefairytales.com/princesspea/index.html "The Princess and the Pea"]''' (Danish: "Prindsessen paa ærten"; "Prinsessen på ærten" in modern orthography) is a [[Fairy Tale]] by Danish poet and author [[Hans Christian Andersen]] about a young woman whose claim to being a real princess is tested by placing a pea under her mattresses. The tale likely had its source in folk material although the original source of the story is a bit obscure. The story was first published in 1835. It has been adapted to various media including musical comedy and television drama.


A prince wants to marry a real princess. He travels about the world searching for a real princess but returns home disappointed. One evening, a young woman claiming to be a real princess seeks shelter from a storm in the prince's castle. The prince's mother decides to test the validity of her claim by placing a single pea on a bedstead and piling twenty mattresses and twenty feather beds atop it. There, the young woman spends the night. In the morning, she tells her hosts she endured a sleepless night, being kept awake by something hard in the bed. The prince rejoices. Only a real princess possesses the delicacy to feel a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty feather beds. The two are married, and live happily ever after.
A prince wants to marry a real princess. He travels about the world searching for a real princess but returns home disappointed. One evening, a young woman claiming to be a real princess seeks shelter from a storm in the prince's castle. The prince's mother decides to test the validity of her claim by placing a single pea on a bedstead and piling twenty mattresses and twenty feather beds atop it. There, the young woman spends the night. In the morning, she tells her hosts she endured a sleepless night, being kept awake by something hard in the bed. The prince rejoices. Only a real princess possesses the delicacy to feel a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty feather beds. The two are married, and live happily ever after.


You can read this [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1597/1597-h/1597-h.htm here.]
You can read this [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1597/1597-h/1597-h.htm here.]
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=== "The Princess and the Pea" has examples of: ===


In 1959 it was adapted into a Broadway [[The Musical|musical]] entitled ''[[Once Upon a Mattress]]'' which provided [[Carol Burnett]] her [[Star-Making Role]].

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* [[Engagement Challenge]]
* [[Engagement Challenge]]
* [[Everything's Better With Princesses]]
* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]
* [[Happily Ever After]]
* [[Happily Ever After]]
* [[Impossible Task]]
* [[Impossible Task]]
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The Princess and the Pea
Original Title: Prinsessen paa Ærten
Written by: Hans Christian Andersen
Central Theme: "Real" princesses are delicate
Synopsis:
Genre(s): Fairy tale
First published: May 8, 1835
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"The Princess and the Pea" (Danish: "Prindsessen paa ærten"; "Prinsessen på ærten" in modern orthography) is a Fairy Tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young woman whose claim to being a real princess is tested by placing a pea under her mattresses. The tale likely had its source in folk material although the original source of the story is a bit obscure. The story was first published in 1835. It has been adapted to various media including musical comedy and television drama.

A prince wants to marry a real princess. He travels about the world searching for a real princess but returns home disappointed. One evening, a young woman claiming to be a real princess seeks shelter from a storm in the prince's castle. The prince's mother decides to test the validity of her claim by placing a single pea on a bedstead and piling twenty mattresses and twenty feather beds atop it. There, the young woman spends the night. In the morning, she tells her hosts she endured a sleepless night, being kept awake by something hard in the bed. The prince rejoices. Only a real princess possesses the delicacy to feel a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty feather beds. The two are married, and live happily ever after.

You can read this here.

In 1959 it was adapted into a Broadway musical entitled Once Upon a Mattress which provided Carol Burnett her Star-Making Role.

Tropes used in The Princess and the Pea include:
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