Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to be a real princess. He travelled 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 torrents. 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 bed-room, 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 eider-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 badly!" 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. TEXT 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 torrents . 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 bed-room , 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 eider-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 badly ! '' 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 . 4~5 8~9 14~15 18 23~24~25 27 31~32 35 40 43 48 59 61~62 67 69 74 79 81 88 96~97~98 100~101 102~103~104 110 110~111~112 112 115~116 120 123~124 128~129~130 133~134~135 139 143~144 151~152 160~161 162~163 165~166 169 172~173 177 177~178~179~180 178 180 182 186~187~188~189~190 189 189~190 195~196 200 203 205~206~207 211 219~220~221 224 230~231 234~235~236 238~239 243~244 246~247 250 252~253 256 258~259 263~264~265 267~268~269~270 269~270 273 274~275 279~280 283~284 285 289 301 304 308 308~309 310~311 313 319~320 323 327 332 339 339~340 348 351 353~354~355 357 360~361 364~365~366 368~369~370~371 373 375~376~377 386~387 389 391 391~392 396 399 401~402~403 406~407 411~412 415 426 a time|1503 a prince|1504,1508,1511,1512,1519,1521,1595,1597,1599,1600 a real princess|1505,1506,1507,1510,1522,1552,1588,1594,1601 the world|1509 princesses|1513,1514,1517 real ones|1515 something|1516,1518,1582 home|1520 One evening|1523 a terrible storm|1524 thunder|1525 thunder and lightning|1526 lightning|1527 the rain|1528,1537,1540,1545 torrents|1529 a knocking|1530 the city gate|1531,1533,1535 the old king|1532 a princess|1534,1539,1541,1547,1550,1551,1569,1572,1573,1574,1575,1576,1581,1583,1584,1587,1589,1596,1598 a sight|1536 the wind|1538 her hair and clothes|1542 hair|1543 clothes|1544 the toes of her shoes|1546 her shoes|1548 the heels|1549 royal family|1553,1586 the old queen|1554,1555,1561 the bed-room|1556 all the bedding|1557 the bedstead|1558 a pea|1559,1564,1590,1602,1604,1605 the bottom|1560 twenty mattresses|1562,1563,1567,1591 twenty eider-down beds|1565,1592 top of the mattresses|1566 the bed|1568,1580 all night|1570,1578 the morning|1571 my eyes|1577 Heaven|1579 my body|1585 Nobody|1593 the museum|1603 1503|MOD:DIST:4|NUC:DIST:5 1504|MOD:DIST:8|NUC:DIST:9 1505|MOD:DIST:14|NUC:DIST:15 1506|NUC:DIST:18 1507|MOD:DIST:23|MOD:DIST:24|NUC:DIST:25 1508|NUC:DIST:27 1509|MOD:DIST:31|NUC:DIST:32 1510|NUC:DIST:35 1511|NUC:DIST:40 1512|NUC:DIST:43 1513|NUC:DIST:48 1514|NUC:DIST:59 1515|MOD:DIST:61|NUC:DIST:62 1516|NUC:DIST:67 1517|NUC:DIST:69 1518|NUC:DIST:74 1519|NUC:DIST:79 1520|NUC:DIST:81 1521|NUC:DIST:88 1522|MOD:DIST:96|MOD:DIST:97|NUC:DIST:98 1523|MOD:DIST:100|NUC:DIST:101 1524|MOD:DIST:102|MOD:DESC:103|NUC:DIST:104 1525|NUC:DIST:110 1526|NUC:DIST:110~111~112 1527|NUC:DIST:112 1528|MOD:DIST:115|NUC:DIST:116 1529|NUC:DESC:120 1530|MOD:DIST:123|NUC:DIST:124 1531|MOD:DIST:128|MOD:DIST:129|NUC:DIST:130 1532|MOD:DIST:133|MOD:DESC:134|NUC:DIST:135 1533|NUC:DIST:139 1534|MOD:DIST:143|NUC:DIST:144 1535|MOD:DIST:151|NUC:DIST:152 1536|MOD:DIST:160|NUC:DIST:161 1537|MOD:DIST:162|NUC:DIST:163 1538|MOD:DIST:165|NUC:DIST:166 1539|NUC:DIST:169 1540|MOD:DIST:172|NUC:DESC:173 1541|NUC:DIST:177 1542|MOD:DIST:177|NUC:DIST:178~179~180 1543|NUC:DIST:178 1544|NUC:DIST:180 1545|NUC:DIST:182 1546|MOD:DIST:186|NUC:DIST:187|MOD:DIST:188~189~190 1547|NUC:DIST:189 1548|MOD:DIST:189|NUC:DIST:190 1549|MOD:DIST:195|NUC:DIST:196 1550|NUC:DIST:200 1551|NUC:DIST:203 1552|MOD:DIST:205|MOD:DIST:206|NUC:DIST:207 1553|NUC:DIST:211 1554|MOD:DIST:219|MOD:DESC:220|NUC:DIST:221 1555|NUC:DIST:224 1556|MOD:DIST:230|NUC:DIST:231 1557|MOD:DESC:234|MOD:DIST:235|NUC:DIST:236 1558|MOD:DIST:238|NUC:DIST:239 1559|MOD:DIST:243|NUC:DIST:244 1560|MOD:DIST:246|NUC:DIST:247 1561|NUC:DIST:250 1562|MOD:DIST:252|NUC:DIST:253 1563|NUC:DIST:256 1564|MOD:DIST:258|NUC:DIST:259 1565|MOD:DIST:263|MOD:DESC:264|NUC:DIST:265 1566|NUC:DIST:267|MOD:DIST:268~269~270 1567|MOD:DIST:269|NUC:DIST:270 1568|NUC:DIST:273 1569|MOD:DIST:274|NUC:DIST:275 1570|MOD:DIST:279|NUC:DIST:280 1571|MOD:DIST:283|NUC:DIST:284 1572|NUC:DIST:285 1573|NUC:DIST:289 1574|NUC:DIST:301 1575|NUC:DIST:304 1576|NUC:DIST:308 1577|MOD:DIST:308|NUC:DIST:309 1578|MOD:DIST:310|NUC:DIST:311 1579|NUC:DIST:313 1580|MOD:DIST:319|NUC:DIST:320 1581|NUC:DIST:323 1582|NUC:DIST:327 1583|NUC:DIST:332 1584|NUC:DIST:339 1585|MOD:DIST:339|NUC:DIST:340 1586|NUC:DIST:348 1587|NUC:DIST:351 1588|MOD:DIST:353|MOD:DIST:354|NUC:DIST:355 1589|NUC:DIST:357 1590|MOD:DIST:360|NUC:DIST:361 1591|MOD:DIST:364|MOD:DESC:365|NUC:DIST:366 1592|MOD:DIST:368|MOD:DESC:369|MOD:DESC:370|NUC:DIST:371 1593|NUC:DIST:373 1594|MOD:DIST:375|MOD:DIST:376|NUC:DIST:377 1595|MOD:DIST:386|NUC:DIST:387 1596|NUC:DIST:389 1597|NUC:DIST:391 1598|MOD:DIST:391|NUC:DIST:392 1599|NUC:DIST:396 1600|NUC:DIST:399 1601|MOD:DIST:401|MOD:DIST:402|NUC:DIST:403 1602|MOD:DIST:406|NUC:DIST:407 1603|MOD:DIST:411|NUC:DIST:412 1604|NUC:DIST:415 1605|NUC:DIST:426