. Stories for the household . ed that she was a real princess. Yes, we will soon find that out, thought the old Queen. But shesaid nothing, only went into the bed-chamber, took all the bedding off,and put a pea on the flooring of the. bedstead ; then she took twentymattresses and laid them upon the pea, and then twenty eider-downbeds upon the mattresses. On this the Princess had to lie all the morning she was asked how she had slept. Oh, miserably ! said the Princess. I scarcely closed my eyes allnight long. Goodness knows what was in my bed. I lay upon some-thing hard, so that I am b
. Stories for the household . ed that she was a real princess. Yes, we will soon find that out, thought the old Queen. But shesaid nothing, only went into the bed-chamber, took all the bedding off,and put a pea on the flooring of the. bedstead ; then she took twentymattresses and laid them upon the pea, and then twenty eider-downbeds upon the mattresses. On this the Princess had to lie all the morning she was asked how she had slept. Oh, miserably ! said the Princess. I scarcely closed my eyes allnight long. Goodness knows what was in my bed. I lay upon some-thing hard, so that I am black and blue all over. It is quite dreadful ! Now they saw that she was a real princess, for through the twentymattresses and the twenty eider-down beds she had felt the pea. Noone but a real princess could be so delicate. So the Prince took her for his wife, for now he knew that he had atrue princess ; and the pea Avas put in the museum, and it is there now,unless somebody has carried it off. Look you, this is a true THU3IBELINA AND THE TOADS. THUMBELINA. THEEE was once a woman who wished for a very little child; but shedid not know where she should procure one. So she went to an oldwitch, and said, I do so very much wish for a little child! can you not tell me whereI can get one ? Oh! that could easily be managed, said the witch. There youhave a barleycorn : that is not of the kind which grows in the coun-trymans field, and which the chickens get to eat. Put that into aflower-pot, and you shall see what you shall see. Thank you, said the woman; and she gave the witch twelve shil-lings, for that is what it cost. Then she went home and planted the barleycorn, and immediatelythere grew up a great handsome flower, which looked like a tulip; butthe leaves were tightly closed, as though it were still a bud. That is a beautiful flower, said the woman; and she kissed itsyellow and red leaves. But just as she kissed it the flower opened witha pop. It was a real tulip, as one
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