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THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA 

KING DUNCAN, QUEEN ANGELA AND PRINCE ROBERT LIVE IN A CASTLE.

PRINCE ROBERT IS SAD. HE WANTS TO MARRY A PRINCESS.

King: Do you like Princess Helen?

Prince: No, I don’t.

Queen: Do you like Princess Emily?

Prince: No, I don’t.

SUDDENLY THEY HEAR A KNOCK. QUEEN ANGELA OPENS THE DOOR.

Princess: I’m Sarah. Please help me. I’m cold, tired and hungry.

Queen: Poor girl! Come in!

QUEEN ANGELA GIVES SARAH A JACKET AND SOME FOOD: CHICKEN, POTATOES, SALAD AND CHOCOLATE CAKE.

Prince: Are you a princess?

Princess: Yes.

Queen: Are you sure?

THEN THE QUEEN HAS AN IDEA. SHE GOES TO THE BEDROOM. SHE MAKES A SPECIAL BED.

Queen: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 mattresses. And one pea! Is Sarah a princess? Let’s see.

THAT NIGHT SARAH CAN’T SLEEP.

Sarah: I can’t sleep. I don’t like this bed.

THE NEXT DAY SARAH IS TIRED. QUEEN ANGELA IS HAPPY.

Queen: Sarah is a princess!

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