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Portuguese · Beginner

A princesa e a ervilha

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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O príncipe quer uma princesa de verdade

The prince wants a real princess

Portuguese

Era uma vez um príncipe que queria se casar com uma princesa. Mas ela precisava ser uma princesa de verdade. Por isso, ele viajou pelo mundo à procura de uma.

English translation

Once upon a time, there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess. But she had to be a real princess. So he traveled around the world looking for one.

Portuguese

O príncipe encontrou muitas princesas, mas nunca tinha certeza de que eram princesas de verdade. Sempre havia alguma coisa nelas que não parecia certa. No fim, ele voltou para casa triste, pois ainda queria muito encontrar uma princesa de verdade.

English translation

The prince met many princesses, but he was never sure they were real princesses. There was always something about them that didn’t seem right. In the end, he returned home sadly, because he still very much wanted to find a real princess.

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