The girl seemed very nice. Could she really be a princess? The prince had a plan to find out. First, he put a tiny pea on a bed. Second, he piled 20 mattresses on top of the pea. ”Here is your bed. Sweet dreams,” he said. But the girl’s dreams were not sweet. She tossed and turned. She barely slept at all
The next morning, the prince invited the girl to have some pancakes. “How did you sleep?” he asked.
“I don’t mean to be rude, but I slept very badly. It felt like there was a boulder under my back!” she said with a yawn. The prince smiled. Then, he got down on one knee and asked the girl to marry him. Why? He knew that only a real princess could feel a tiny pea under 20 mattresses and 20 quilts! The girl said yes, of course. Then they both lived, and snoozed, happily ever after.