ATU 704

“The Real Princess.” Fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen, London: Dent, New York: Dutton, 1904, pp. 84-86.

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:58:00 +0000

“The Real Princess.” Fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen, London: Dent, New York: Dutton, 1904, pp. 84-86. Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 09/26/2023 - 11:58

Tale Summary

There was once a prince who wanted a princess, and only a real princess would please him. He traveled the world to find one, but was unable to, and came back home discouraged. One evening there was a terrible storm, and a knocking was heard at the gate, which the king himself answered. He met a princess there, who claimed that she was a real princess. The queen wanted to test this, so she laid a pea on the bedstead that the princess would use, piled 20 mattresses on top, and then 20 other beds on top of that. The next morning the princess said that she had slept horribly and felt that she had slept on something hard. They saw at once that she was a real princess because of her delicate skin, and so the prince took her for a wife.

Fairy Tale Title

The Real Princess

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Hans Christian Anderson

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Common Tale Type

The Princess and the Pea

Tale Classification

ATU 704

Page Range of Tale

pp. 84-86

Full Citation of Tale

“The Real Princess.” Fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen, London: Dent, New York: Dutton, 1904, pp. 84-86.

Original Source of the Tale

Hans Christian Anderson

Tale Notes

Research and Curation

Kaeli Waggener, 2023

Book Title

Fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen

Book Author/Editor(s)

Hans Christian Andersen

Illustrator(s)

Publisher

Dent, Dutton

Date Published

1904

Decade Published

1900-1909

Publisher City

London, New York

Publisher Country

United Kingdom, United States

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

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“How to Tell a True Princess.” The Yellow Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, pp. 254-255.

Anonymous — Sat, 13 May 2023 21:39:04 +0000

“How to Tell a True Princess.” The Yellow Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, pp. 254-255. Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 05/13/2023 - 15:39

Andrew Lang

Tale Summary

Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess, but only a true princess. He traveled the world looking for one but could never find one that was true, so he came back home in low spirits. One night there was a terrible storm, and knocking was heard at the palace gate. The king went to open it and there stood a princess, drenched from the storm, who claimed she was a true princess. The queen set up a test and went into the bedroom to put a pea at the bottom of the bed before stacking 20 mattresses on top and 20 eirder-down quilts on top of the mattresses. The next morning the princess said she had slept very badly because of something in the bed, and she was revealed to be a true princess because only a true princess could be so sensitive. The prince married her and the pea was put into the Royal Museum.

Fairy Tale Title

How to Tell a True Princess

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Henry Justice Ford

Common Tale Type

The Princess and the Pea

Tale Classification

ATU 704

Page Range of Tale

pp. 254-255

Full Citation of Tale

“How to Tell a True Princess.” The Yellow Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, pp. 254-255.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

Tale Audio

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Research and Curation

Kaeli Waggener, 2023

Book Title

The Yellow Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

Henry Justice Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1906

Decade Published

1900-1909

Publisher City

London
New York
Bombay

Publisher Country

United Kingdom
United States
India

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Though this book is written in prose with more difficult language than other books of fairy tales in the collection, the Preface says this book is written for children.

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“The Princess and the Pea.” The Arthur Rackham fairy book : a book of old favourites with new illustrations, Arthur Rackham, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott., 1933, pp. 140-142.

Anonymous — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 16:34:48 +0000

“The Princess and the Pea.” The Arthur Rackham fairy book : a book of old favourites with new illustrations, Arthur Rackham, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott., 1933, pp. 140-142. Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 01/21/2023 - 09:34

Arthur Rackham

Tale Summary

Once upon a time there was a young prince who wished he had a princess, but not just any princess; she would have to be a real princess. He traveled everywhere, but could not find one, and returned home dejected. There was a terrible storm one night, and someone knocked at the city gate, and the King himself answered. It was a girl who claimed to be a real princess. The Queen thought to test this, and placed a pea on a bed frame, and put twenty mattresses on top, and then on top of that twenty eiderdown beds. The next morning, the princess complained that she slept terribly and that her body felt bruised all over from some hard thing in her bed. It was decided she must be a real princess because she was so delicate, and she is married to the prince.

Fairy Tale Title

The Princess and the Pea

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Arthur Rackham

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Arthur Rackham

Common Tale Type

The Princess and the Pea

Tale Classification

ATU 704

Page Range of Tale

pp. 140-142

Full Citation of Tale

“The Princess and the Pea.” The Arthur Rackham fairy book : a book of old favourites with new illustrations, Arthur Rackham, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott., 1933, pp. 140-142.

Original Source of the Tale

Hans Christian Anderson

Tale Notes

At the end of the story, the narrator tells us that the pea has been placed at the Art Museum (which art museum this refers to is unclear) where it can still be viewed today, so long as no one has stolen it.

Research and Curation

Kaeli Waggener, 2023

Book Title

The Arthur Rackham fairy book : a book of old favourites with new illustrations

Book Author/Editor(s)

Arthur Rackham

Illustrator(s)

Arthur Rackham

Publisher

J.B. Lippincott Co.

Date Published

1933

Decade Published

1930-1939

Publisher City

Philadelphia

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

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“The Real Princess”. Stories from Hans Andersen with Illustrations by Edmund Dulac, Hans Christian Anderson, New York: George H. Doran Company [1923], pp. 112-113.

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 07:23:22 +0000

“The Real Princess”. Stories from Hans Andersen with Illustrations by Edmund Dulac, Hans Christian Anderson, New York: George H. Doran Company [1923], pp. 112-113. Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 12/16/2022 - 00:23

Hans Christian Anderson

Tale Summary

There was once a prince who wanted to have his very own real princess. He searches all around the world, meeting many princesses, but with each feels like there is something not quite right about them. He can not figure out if they are real princesses or not. Discouraged, he returns home. One evening, there is a terrible storm, and a princess knocks at the town gate, soaking wet. She says that she is a true princess, but the old Queen has her doubts. Preparing the girl’s bedroom, she places a pea on the bedstead, and on top puts twenty mattresses and twenty feather beds. The next morning, the princess complains that she slept horribly as if she were laying on some hard thing. They know at must that she must be a real princess, and the prince takes her for his wife.

Fairy Tale Title

The Real Princess

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Hans Christian Anderson

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Edmund Dulac

Common Tale Type

The Princess and the Pea

Tale Classification

ATU 704

Page Range of Tale

pp. 112-113

Full Citation of Tale

“The Real Princess”. Stories from Hans Andersen with Illustrations by Edmund Dulac, Hans Christian Anderson, New York: George H. Doran Company [1923], pp. 112-113.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

The tale ends with: "Now this is a true story".

Research and Curation

Kaeli Waggener, 2022

Book Title

Stories from Hans Andersen with Illustrations by Edmund Dulac

Book Author/Editor(s)

Hans Christian Anderson

Illustrator(s)

Edmund Dulac

Publisher

George H. Doran Company

Date Published

1923

Decade Published

1920-1929

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Medium-large sized book with a hardback cover, includes colored illustrations.

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