The princess and the Pea
(Narrator、Queen、Girl 1、Girl 2、Princess、Pea)
Narrator:
All:
Narrator:
Once upon a time,
There was a queen who wanted her son, the prince, to get married.
But her son would only marry a princess who could…
Now tell us, please,
What is the deal?
How can a princess
Prove she’s real?
In order to have her son marry a real princess, the queen ordered every princess in
the nearby countries come to the castle. That night, three girls and a princess
appeared at the castle gate.
The girls were banging the gate, shouting…
Girl 1:
Girl 2:
I want to marry the prince!
I want to marry the prince!
Narrator:
The princess, however, waited quietly at the gate.
Then, the gate opened.
Queen:
Keep quiet, girls. Keep quiet!
SHUT UP!
Queen:
Now, listen. I am going to ask all of you two questions. Answer me honestly.
Queen (asking Girl 1): Are you a princess? How do you prove yourself a princess?
Girl 1:
Of course I am a princess. Look at my dress. Is it beautiful?
Queen (asking Girl 2): Are you a princess? How do you prove yourself a princess?
Girl 2:
Of course I am a princess. Look at my dress. Is it beautiful?
Narrator:
Then, the queen asked the princess…
Queen (asking the princess): Are you a princess? How do you prove yourself a princess?
Princess:
Well, I can’t prove myself a princess, but I am a real princess.
All:
Now tell us, please,
What is the deal?
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How can a princess
Prove she’s real?
Narrator:
The queen thought for a moment. Then she said…
Queen:
Follow me!
Narrator:
The queen led the girls into a big hall, looking at the girls.
Queen:
She has a beautiful dress, but she is too short!
She has a beautiful crown, but she is too fat!
She has beautiful shoes, but she is too ugly!
Narrator:
Then, the queen looked at the princess, saying…
Queen:
She doesn’t have anything special, but she isn’t short, fat or ugly! How do I know if
they are real princesses?
All:
Now tell us, please,
What is the deal?
How can a princess
Prove she’s real?
Narrator:
Suddenly, the queen had an idea! She asked the girls to do a lot of things in the
palace and she watched them behind the door while they were working.
Girl 1:
Girl 2:
I must work hard sweeping the floor. Sweep, sweep, sweep.
I must work hard brushing the toilet. Brush, brush, brush.
Girl 1, 2: Hey Ho, Hey Ho, Hey Ho Hey…
Narrator:
The three girls worked very hard but the queen just sighed and shook her head.
Then she saw the princess, standing away from the three girls.
She did nothing but covered her nose and mouth.
Princess:
Excuse me, girls.
Would you please not spill the water on my shoes?
And, the pigs… the pigs…. They smell.
Can I have a mask or an aromatic?
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Narrator:
All:
The queen nodded her head. Then she came up with another idea.
She had the servants to make the bed for the girls, and asked them to go to sleep.
The queen thought that a princess should be so delicate that
she couldn’t stand a tiny pea under a mattress while she is sleeping.
So she piled up twenty mattresses upon a tiny pea on the bed!
Now tell us, please,
What is the deal?
How can a princess
Prove she’s real?
Narrator:
After a whole night’s work, the girls were so tired that they fell to sleep on their beds
and they…
Girl 1:
Girl 2:
(Zzzzzz)
(Zzzzzz)
Narrator:
The queen watched them sleeping and snoring outside their bedroom.
She sighed and shook her head.
In the mean time, the princess just couldn’t get to sleep…
because the pea hurt her back.
Princess:
Oh, my back hurts. What is under my back?
Narrator:
Suddenly, someone is talking to her…
Pea:
Princess:
Hey you!
Who? Me?
Pea:
Princess:
Pea:
Princess:
Pea:
Yeah, you! I mean you. Why don’t you sleep?
I can’t. My back hurts. There is something under my back.
Yeah, it’s me. Do you know who I am? Do you know why I’m here?
What? I don’t understand you? What are you talking about?
What do you mean you don’t understand me? Don’t you dare look down your nose at
me?
All right, all right, who are you then?
I am the famous Pea.
Princess:
Pea:
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Princess:
What? A pea! My gosh! Am I dreaming or what? Why can’t I dream of a
Pea:
Princess:
Pea:
Princess:
Pea:
prince?
Hey, hey, hey. I might be a pea, but I am here to help you!
To help me? What do you mean by that?
Here, Let’s B bop together…
This is the way you help me?
You’ll know what I mean by tomorrow.
Narrator:
In the morning, the queen wakes everyone up.
Queen:
Wake up, girls, wake up! Now I want you to prove yourself a real princess.
All:
Now tell us, please,
What is the deal?
How can a princess
Prove she’s real?
Queen:
Girl 1:
Girl 2:
Now, tell me. Did you sleep well last night?
Yes, I slept well last night.
I slept well last night, too.
Princess:
I don’t know why.
I just couldn’t get to sleep.
It seemed there was a pea under my back.
Girl 1:
Girl 2:
Girl1.2:
A pea?
Under your back?
Under so many mattresses?
Girl 1, 2: Hahaha, Hohoho, Heeheehee…
Queen:
Princess:
Queen:
All:
Are you sure? Do you mean there was a pea under your back?
Yes, I think so.
I see.
So now you see,
O she is real,
Believe it or not,
She proved it with a pea!
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