The Princess and the Pea – this story is about being creative when it’s needed.
In a very nice and beautiful kingdom there was once a king and a queen. They had a son – the love of their life. The time came when the king and a queen decided that it was about time for their son to take the throne. But… there was a problem – the prince, to be able to become a king, needed to marry first. And his bride had to be a “real princess”. That was what was written in their Big Royal Book of Laws which was passed on in the kingdom from generation to generation. The laws written in this Book could never be broken, or the kingdom would be doomed to misery and wars. And for a princess to prove that she was a “real princess”, she had to pass the secret royal test, which, too, was described in great detail in the Book. The test was quite complicated, and the king and a queen had to figure out what to do that would allow their son to marry a princess he loved, and, at the same time, would follow the instructions written in the Book of Law. How did they solve this problem? They did it in a very creative and smart way.
Excerpts of Tale & Music:
First musical piece - Chapter 1 - Once upon a time :
Second musical piece - Chapter 3 - Prince should marry :
Third musical piece -Chapter 5 - Beauty parade of princesses :
About the Illustrator:
Anastasia Eremenko
Anastasia Eremenko is a graduate of Tomsk State University, Russia, Department of Visual Arts. She says that her profession is her passion and an integral part of her life. She takes a great pride in her work for children and always enjoys it tremendously.
Illustrations:
These are some of the illustrations featured in our story and found in the printed (printable)
version of our book.
