The Princess and the Pea

This story delights me every time I read it. There is something so funny about a little pea and 10 mattresses that makes it hard for princesses to sleep. When a prince is looking for a wife, he wants only a real princess, but cannot seem to find a trustworthy one. When he returns home, a woman claiming to be a princess comes to their door. His mother wants to make sure she was a real princess, so she puts a pea under ten mattresses to see if she would notice. In the morning, she is asked if she slept ok, to which the princess replies she hardly slept at all because there was something hard under her mattresses. They knew she had to be a real princess, because only a princess would be that delicate. I love this story, and everything show more about it. It teaches us to never compromise who we are, even for a second. show less

Growing up, this was one of my favorite books to read. I loved the book because of the pictures. I enjoyed seeing how many mattresses the princess was sleeping on. The story pushes readers to think about the main message. Being older and reading this story now has me thinking I do not agree with the message of the book. To me, the prince should be able to marry who he likes no matter if she is a princess or not. Determining if she feels a pea while sleeping on tons of mattresses or not. Children could have an open discussion on whether or not they agree with the story and the main message of the prince having to find someone of his status to marry.

A young girl claims to be princess, but to make sure she is telling the truth, the queen places a pea under twenty mattresses, and says only a true princess would be able to feel it.

The illustrations are silly and fun, just like the story. This story can be read before a unit about royalty, to examine some of the odd things they were actually required to do. Students can also write their own fairy tales to share with the class. Lastly, students can make text to text connections, regarding other fairy tales they have read about princesses and compare/contrast the different story lines.

The Princess and the Pea was not very romantic. The illustrations were enjoyable and the characters seemed interesting but the story line was a little slow. The illustrations show how sad he felt while trying to search for a true princess. This is a very simple story but a little complex as well. The prince was sad about not finding someone true. This kind of relates to my personal life. In the end the princess finds him and with an simple test he figures out that she is his true princess. Whatever happened to love at first sight. This is a traditional fantasy.

My mother always told me I was the princess in this book. Always so overly sensitive about even the slightest little things. I totally side with the princess on this. I would have totally felt that pea. ;)

This story made me very angry.
This isn't even true love! you can't just marry someone because they have delicate skin. This doesn't even teach a lesson.

There were parts of the story I enjoyed, however there were also parts I did not. I liked how there was a happy ending at the end of the story and the prince found his princess. I think that made the story better because I was glad to see the prince find what he wanted. I also thought the plot of the story was well written. It was written so that the reader wants to keep reading to find out if the prince finds a princess after all his searching. Something I did not like about the story is that it was kind of unrealistic. The odds of someone actually being able to feel the pea through all of the mattresses and blankets is not likely. The main message of this story is that there is someone out there for everyone and if you do not give up show more you will find your match when it is least expected. show less