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French · Beginner

La Princesse au petit pois

Adapted from The Princess and the Pea

By Hans Christian Andersen

A queen devises an unusual test to find out whether a visitor is a real princess.

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Le prince veut une vraie princesse

The prince wants a real princess

French

Un prince veut épouser une vraie princesse. Il voyage dans le monde entier pour la trouver. Il rencontre beaucoup de princesses, mais il y a toujours quelque chose qui ne lui convient pas. Comment savoir si ce sont de vraies princesses ? Il rentre chez lui, très triste de ne pas avoir trouvé celle qu’il cherche.

English translation

A prince wants to marry a real princess. He travels all over the world to find one. He meets many princesses, but there is always something about them that doesn’t suit him. How can he tell if they are real princesses? He returns home, very sad that he hasn’t found the one he’s looking for.

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