The Princess and the Pea

Brief Overview

The fairy tale tells the story of a prince searching for a true princess to marry. One day, a girl claiming to be a princess arrives at the castle. To test her, the queen places a pea under twenty mattresses and twenty feather beds, on which the girl must sleep. The next morning, she complains about a terrible night's sleep and pain from something hard in the bed. This proves her true lineage, as only a real princess could feel a pea through so many layers. The prince marries her, and the pea becomes an exhibit in a museum.