Once there was a pince who wanted to get married.

The catch was, he had to

marry areai princess. The prince knew that real princesses were few and far
between. When they Heard he was looking for a bride, many Young women came
to palace. All claimend to be real princesses.

Hmmm” thought the prince. “I must think of a way to sort out the real princesses
from the fake ones. I will ask the Queen for advice.”

Luckily ,cince he was a prince, the queen was also his hother. So of cource she
had her son’s best interests at heart . “a rea princess is very delicate,” said the
queen. “She must sleep on mattress as soft as a cloud. If there is even a small lump,
she will not bo to sleep.

“why not?” asked the prince. He was a nice man but not as Smart as his mother.
“Because she is so delicate” said thequeen impatiently “let’s figure out a way to test
her. Better still,let me figure out a test you go down and pick a girl to try out my
plan the prince went down to the lobby of the castle a very pretty but humble-
looking gril caught his eye .he brought her back to his mother, who weelcomed her

“plese be our guest at the castle tonight” said the queen. “tomorrow we will talk
with you aboout wehether you are a real princess”

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