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Swedish · Beginner

Prinsessan på ärten

Name: Prinsessan på ärten
Author: Hans Christian Andersen

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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Prinsen vill ha en riktig prinsessa

The prince wants a real princess

Det var en gång en prins som ville gifta sig med en riktig prinsessa. Han reste runt i världen och träffade många prinsessor, men han kunde aldrig vara säker på att de var riktiga prinsessor. Till slut åkte han hem igen. Han var ledsen, för han ville så gärna hitta en riktig prinsessa.

Once upon a time, there was a prince who wanted to marry a real princess. He traveled around the world and met many princesses, but he could never be sure they were real princesses. In the end, he went home again. He was sad, because he wanted so much to find a real princess.

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