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Spanish · Beginner

La princesa y el guisante

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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Scene 1 · Beginner

El príncipe quiere una princesa de verdad

The prince wants a real princess

Spanish

Había una vez un príncipe que quería casarse, pero solo con una princesa de verdad. Recorrió el mundo entero para encontrarla. Conoció a muchas princesas, pero no sabía si eran princesas de verdad. Siempre encontraba algo que no era como él esperaba.

English translation

Once upon a time, there was a prince who wanted to marry, but only a real princess. He traveled all over the world to find one. He met many princesses, but he didn’t know whether they were real princesses. He always found something that wasn’t as he expected.

Spanish

Al final regresó a casa muy triste. Todavía quería encontrar a una princesa de verdad y casarse con ella.

English translation

At last, he returned home very sad. He still wanted to find a real princess and marry her.

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