A review by mikathereviewer
The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen, Dorothee Duntze

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

The Princess and the Pea is a ridiculous but still amusing story about a prince wanting to marry a real princess, but doesn't know who to marry as they all claim to be real princesses but don't act like one. I always understood by the pea that a princess must be sensitive (as also said in the text) and I also always thought that the sensitive part is due to noble people only getting the finest stuff so they are picky and notice if something isn't right than the poor folk who appreciates anything. Not sure till this day if that's the real meaning behind it, but I also noticed that the princess needed to be tested by a  pea as she didn't have the appearance of a princess, so the story is probably about how looks can deceive.

Nevertheless, I really like the story and I'm happy to have read it once more.