Modern Fantasy
This adapted version of the original tale involves a prince, which happens to be lion, wishes to find a real princess to marry. His mother, though, is very picky and a real princess must meet certain expectations. The royal family traveled the land looking for the perfect princess for the prince. The princess must be able to play three instruments at once without being too noisy, be able to skip without bending the grass, eat daintily and dance with grace. Unfortunately, the royal family did not find a princess and returned home. Later a tiger arrived that claimed to be a real princess, so the queen allowed her to spend the night. Sneaking up to the room before the princess, the queen placed a pea under 20 mattresses. If the tiger is a true princess, she should feel the pea from under all the mattresses. The next morning, the queen asked how she slept and the princess said she was very uncomfortable. Knowing this meant she were a real princess, the queen was full of joy and the prince married her. All the kingdom celebrated. This is a creative tale with great illustrations. Students would enjoy this story read aloud or an individual reading. The story is of interest to students and would easily be read by a variety of students. I have also see this story used for the basis of class play, which would be a very exciting and different approach to reading a book for students.
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