1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,160 The Princess and the Pea 2 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:19,399 Hello friends, my name is Daniel. I'm going to tell you the tale of the Princess and the Pea. Listen. 3 00:00:19,980 --> 00:00:28,489 Once upon a time, in a small kingdom, a prince wanted to marry a princess. 4 00:00:29,690 --> 00:00:33,369 But of course, she had to be a real princess. 5 00:00:34,670 --> 00:00:39,310 The young prince traveled the whole world looking for one. 6 00:00:40,109 --> 00:00:45,170 He traversed valleys, crossed rivers, and climbed mountains. 7 00:00:45,409 --> 00:00:49,049 But he could not find what he wanted anywhere. 8 00:00:50,729 --> 00:00:54,770 There was always something that wasn't quite right. 9 00:00:55,469 --> 00:01:01,049 There was no lack of princesses, but it was difficult to know if they were authentic. 10 00:01:01,049 --> 00:01:06,650 There was always something about them that wasn't as it should be. 11 00:01:07,189 --> 00:01:10,349 They seemed like fake princesses. 12 00:01:11,569 --> 00:01:16,409 So he returned home again, sad and sorry, 13 00:01:16,930 --> 00:01:22,909 because of course he had really wanted to find a true princess with royal blood. 14 00:01:24,150 --> 00:01:27,069 One night, the weather was horrible. 15 00:01:27,069 --> 00:01:32,689 A terrible storm broke out with thunder and lightning 16 00:01:32,689 --> 00:01:37,670 The rain fell hard and it looked like a flood 17 00:01:37,670 --> 00:01:44,349 Suddenly he heard someone knocking violently on the castle door 18 00:01:44,349 --> 00:01:52,680 The old king, accompanied by the queen, went to open it 19 00:01:53,939 --> 00:01:58,959 It was a princess at the front door, asking for shelter 20 00:01:58,959 --> 00:02:05,819 But my goodness, she looked terrible with the rain and bad weather 21 00:02:05,819 --> 00:02:08,259 She was totally helpless 22 00:02:08,259 --> 00:02:15,039 The water fell in torrents from her hair onto her clothes 23 00:02:15,039 --> 00:02:17,259 Which were completely soaked 24 00:02:17,259 --> 00:02:23,620 It ran non-stop into the toes of her shoes and out of the heels 25 00:02:23,620 --> 00:02:28,319 Yet, nevertheless, she said she was a real princess 26 00:02:28,319 --> 00:02:35,620 Well, well, well, we will soon know if she is a real princess or not 27 00:02:35,620 --> 00:02:42,400 Thought the old queen, and without saying a word, she went to the bedroom 28 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:47,379 Gently, she pulled back all the bedding on the bed 29 00:02:47,379 --> 00:02:52,099 And without anyone seeing, put a pea underneath 30 00:02:52,099 --> 00:02:59,740 Then she took twenty mattresses and put them on top of the pea 31 00:02:59,740 --> 00:03:07,620 She then placed twenty duck-down quilts on top of the mattresses 32 00:03:07,620 --> 00:03:13,879 It was in that bedroom that the princess would sleep that night 33 00:03:13,879 --> 00:03:20,659 The next morning, the king and queen, together with the prince 34 00:03:20,659 --> 00:03:24,280 asked with interest how she had slept. 35 00:03:25,340 --> 00:03:28,680 The princess said, between sobs, 36 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:31,860 Oh, it was truly unbearable. 37 00:03:32,319 --> 00:03:33,759 I slept terribly. 38 00:03:35,180 --> 00:03:37,379 I hardly slept a wink all night. 39 00:03:37,759 --> 00:03:39,699 Goodness knows what was in that bed. 40 00:03:40,199 --> 00:03:44,620 I've been lying on something so hard that my body is covered in bruises. 41 00:03:45,139 --> 00:03:46,639 It was horrible. 42 00:03:46,639 --> 00:03:54,580 It was then that everyone in the kingdom knew that she was a true princess, 43 00:03:55,340 --> 00:04:02,620 because she had noticed the pea through twenty mattresses and duck-down quilts. 44 00:04:03,599 --> 00:04:08,939 Only a true princess could have skin so delicate and sensitive. 45 00:04:08,939 --> 00:04:14,780 So, the prince took her as his wife 46 00:04:14,780 --> 00:04:18,019 because there wasn't the slightest doubt 47 00:04:18,019 --> 00:04:23,180 He could now be sure he was marrying a real princess 48 00:04:23,180 --> 00:04:27,480 The pea became part of the crown jewels 49 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:31,240 and can still be seen in the treasure room 50 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:34,399 as long as no one has stolen it 51 00:04:34,399 --> 00:04:38,000 As you will have realized 52 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:43,759 this really is a true story about a prince and a princess.