Tales of Andersen

Summary of the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea":

The Princess and the Pea is one of the best and most famous fairy tales Andersen about how one day the prince decided to find a bride for himself, always a real princess. After one princess slept on a soft feather bed from a stack, 40 mattresses thick, under the lowest of which lay a small pea and all morning she complained that she had not slept, the prince realized that he was in front of a real princess, because to feel a small pea through 40 mattresses only she could.

e2c420d928d4bf8ce0ff2ec19b371514

Once upon a time there was a prince, he wanted to marry a princess, but only a real princess. So he traveled all over the world

I was looking for one, but everywhere there was something wrong; there were a lot of princesses, but if they were real, he couldn’t

recognize until the end, there was always something wrong with them. So he returned home and was very sad: he really wanted a real princess.

One evening a terrible storm broke out; lightning flashed, thunder rumbled, the rain poured like buckets, what a horror! And suddenly there was a knock at the city gates, and the old king went to open the door.

The princess was at the gate. My God, what did she look like from the rain and bad weather! Water dripped from her hair and dress, dripped right into the toes of her shoes and flowed out of her heels, and she said that she was a real princess.

"Well, we'll find out!" thought the old queen, but she said nothing, but went into the bedchamber, took all the mattresses and pillows off the bed, and laid a pea on the boards, and then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and on the mattresses twenty more eiderdown duvets.

On this bed they laid the princess for the night.

In the morning they asked her how she slept.

- Oh, terribly bad! the princess replied. I haven't closed my eyes all night. God knows what I had in bed! I was lying on something hard and now I have bruises all over my body! It's just awful what it is!

Then everyone realized that in front of them was a real princess. Why, she felt the pea through twenty mattresses and twenty eiderdown duvets! Only a real princess can be so tender.

The prince took her as his wife, because now he knew that he was taking a real princess for himself, and the pea ended up in the cabinet of curiosities, where she can be seen to this day, if only no one stole her.

Know that this is a true story!

Myths about female happiness, or How to make a fairy tale come true Ardzinba Viktoria Anatolyevna

"Princess on the Pea"

While looking for our beloved or sweetheart, we strive to find not just "our soul mate", we are trying to find the one who best suits our ideal image. Everyone has his own, but there are certain parameters dictated to us, in particular, by the family and society as a whole. So, a man in search of a "real" woman becomes like Andersen's prince, wandering around the world in search of a real princess.

In the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea", the prince only dreams of a noble crowned lady, and she must be "real", and not some serial fake. But it seems that the prince himself, at the beginning of his search, could not understand what kind of a real princess she was: "he could not fully recognize this." One way or another, brushing aside the “fakes” one after another, feeling that “something is wrong” with the overseas princesses, he returns home with nothing. But here fate, in the literal sense, itself is knocking on his door. The girl, drenched to the skin, standing on the threshold of his parental castle, claims that she is the most real princess. Looking at her deplorable appearance, it's hard to believe. She herself felt it, otherwise, why else would she, the poor fellow, immediately tell about her royal origin ?! It is significant that the king himself opened the door to her, although this is not the royal business - to meet travelers on the threshold of his castle! It turns out that, when getting acquainted, a girl first needs to please her parents, and in this case, her father, who must approve the choice of his son. Afraid not to be liked right away, she begins to make excuses right from the doorstep. Well, of course, she just got wet, but actually she is “white and fluffy”! The Queen Mother greets her with suspicious silence and immediately decides to arrange a test (how could it be otherwise - she must transfer her son into reliable hands!). The queen puts a small pea in the bed intended for the princess, covering it on top with a bunch of downy feather beds. Why was all this done? In order to find out if she is really "blue-blooded"! After all, only a princess has such sensitivity that she is able to feel the slightest inconvenience - she is unusually pampered and delicate.

In other words, the mother strives to find a bride for her son who is able to sensitively capture the slightest changes in the mood of the groom, and besides, she must be gentle and modest. In the fairy tale, the girl does not make a scandal for such a "hard" reception, in the morning she simply talks about her nightly "throes". The prince, naturally, wants to marry a pampered young lady who needs protection. After all, next to her - he real hero! A girl in such a situation can even be a little capricious, after all, a princess, but the main thing here is not to overdo it, because a too picky and too stupid bride can lose her prince and be left with nothing.

Andersen also has a fairy tale about this (indeed, what a storehouse of worldly wisdom!) - "The Swineherd". Such a princess rejected the prince's gifts: a beautiful rose and a sweet-voiced nightingale, and followed the swineherd (who was the same disguised prince) in circles to get the usual trinkets - a jug with bells and a rattle. Agreed even for them to kiss with all the "rabble". It is not known how it would have ended, except that the priest pinned her down for this shameful occupation and drove both of them out of the yard: both the princess and the swineherd prince. When the prince appeared before the unfortunate princess in his rich clothes, she, of course, was delighted, hoping that she would still be able to marry worthily. But it wasn’t there, the prince decided to take revenge and was adamant - he left the princess and “his trace caught a cold”, and the poor thing was left with nothing but to sob and say: “Ah, my dear Augustine! It's all gone, it's all gone!" The moral, apparently, is this - be capricious, but know when to stop!

It’s good to work with the fairy tale “The Princess and the Pea” in a training group: you can play it out, and then everyone brings their own features to the resulting role, you can retell it or even rewrite it again, in which case the participants add their own features to the plot. actual problems. Several examples of a new interpretation of the fairy tale, resulting individual work at the training, I give below.

Once upon a time there was a king and a queen, and they had a son. His parents loved him very much. The prince grew up as a smart and kind boy. Peace and love reigned in the kingdom. Years fly by quickly, and now it's time for him to get married. Somehow his parents called him to their place and said that he needed to find a bride for himself. The prince said goodbye to his father and mother and went in search of his beloved. He traveled to many kingdoms, met different princesses, but he never liked anyone. Once, when the prince was still wandering around the world, a stranger came to the castle. It was raining outside, and when the queen saw a girl on the threshold, all wet and cold, she immediately let her in. The king and queen gave her dry clothes and seated her in the hall by the fireplace. The girl was brewed tea with herbs so that she would not catch a cold. When the princess warmed up, the queen began to ask her who she was and where she came from. The girl said that she is a princess and lives in a neighboring kingdom. She decided to travel a little. Once, stopping at a small spring, I decided to get out of the carriage, wash and drink. spring water. The weather was good, and she decided to take a walk, but got lost. The girl could not find the place where her carriage had remained, and when it began to rain, she decided to just walk to some kind of housing. That's how she got to them. They were talking peacefully and did not notice how the time passed after midnight, and it was time to go to bed. The princess was given a separate bedroom, where there was a large bed with many featherbeds. The queen decided to check whether the real princess was after all or not, and put a pea under the feather beds. The next morning, when everyone woke up, the prince returned from his wanderings. The parents were overjoyed at the return of their son. In the main hall, a table was set with food, and everyone sat down to breakfast together. The prince liked the princess at first sight, and he looked at her all the time. When the prince told about what he saw on the journey, the queen asked the girl how she slept. The princess shook her head sadly and said that she had not slept at all, because all night it seemed to her that she was sleeping not on downy feather beds, but on stones. Then the king and queen looked at each other - they realized that in front of them was a real princess. After some time they played a wedding. And they all lived happily ever after!

Who do you think wrote this tale: a man or a woman? What is the approximate age of the narrator? What can be said about him, analyzing this plot?

This tale was told "in her own way" by a middle-aged woman. Meanwhile, the phrase "years fly fast" is typical of the elderly, and in the middle of the story, describing how the princess got lost, she calls her "girl", clearly experiencing maternal feelings. The fact that this is a woman can be seen from the main actions that the female character performs - the queen. A lot of time is devoted to her: she, together with her husband, calls her son to her, and then sends him in search of a bride. You can immediately notice that a woman is used to commanding in the family and wants her children to obey her unquestioningly. According to the tale, the prince takes the news without further ado that it is "time for him to get married" and goes in search of the princess. If mom said it's time, then it's time! Very little is told about the prince's wanderings, the main action takes place without him at all. The prince returns only when the mother has already given the girl a test. It is interesting that it is the mother who lets the princess into the house, and not the father, as in Andersen's. The queen shows concern - she seats the girl near the fireplace, gives dry clothes, and gives tea. Apparently, the woman who tells this tale is sensitive and attentive, ready to caress and warm. Yes, and she arranges the test, as it were, by the way, having talked enough and learned from the girl all the necessary information - who she is and from which family. The prince arrives closer to the denouement, and as soon as it turns out that the girl is a real princess, they immediately talk about the wedding. The mother is no longer interested in the feelings themselves, the main thing is that she found out that the children are suitable for each other. In passing, it is said that the prince liked the girl - this is still important for the mother, but not a word about the feeling of the daughter-in-law herself. The main thing is that then ALL of them lived "happily ever after".

The following tale was told by a young girl who does not have a family of her own - a husband and children.

In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king and a queen. And they had a prince - good and handsome. And so, somehow this prince decided to marry. He came to his father and mother and said that he was going in search of a bride. His parents blessed him, and he rode on his horse in search of the princess. The prince was looking for a long time, but he could not meet the one that would become the love of his life - a real princess.

At that time, in one kingdom, there lived a princess. It became boring for her to sit in the palace, and she asked her parents for time off to see the world and show herself. They equipped her with a gilded carriage, harnessed the best horses. The princess traveled a lot, admired different countries and foreign kingdoms. One day, tired from a long trip, she decided to stretch her legs, and stopped at the edge of the forest. She got out of the carriage, wanted to wander around the field, pick wild flowers. Suddenly, a terrible roar of some wild beast came from the forest. The horses harnessed to the carriage got scared and rushed off in an unknown direction. The princess was left alone and decided to get out onto the road. Clouds came up around and it began to rain, the girl decided to hide somewhere from the weather and suddenly saw a castle. She hurried there. Knocking, she asked for a lodging for the night, to wait out the bad weather. It was just the castle of the prince, who could not find the princess in any way. By that time, he had already returned from his wanderings. As soon as she looked at the prince, her heart skipped a beat, she realized that in front of her was her betrothed. The prince also fell in love with her at first sight. The prince's parents decided to check if she was a real princess, and put a pea on her bed, threw on featherbeds and blankets so that it was not noticeable. The girl tossed and turned all night, could not fall asleep, as if she was lying not on a feather bed, but on bare boards. When the next morning the king and queen asked how she slept, she replied that “she didn’t close her eyes”, it was so hard for her! The king and queen were delighted, because only a real princess could feel the pea. The prince and princess were happy, played a wedding and began to live happily ever after and died on the same day.

Comparing these two tales, you can immediately find the main differences. The main thing is that the second tale tells more about the princess, and not about the search for the prince and family life in the palace. After spending brief analysis, we can say that the girl describing the princess does not at all strive to "marry" her heroine as soon as possible, she sends her to see the world. Yes, and she is also not averse to “showing herself”, but this is not an end in itself. It can be assumed that the girl likes traveling, new adventures, she is a rather romantic person - she enjoys admiring nature, picking flowers. And you can't deny her courage! She is not afraid of the “roar” of an unknown animal, she is able to reason soberly in an extreme situation. Describing the meeting with the prince, she says that her “heart is pounding” - but how else will such a romantic nature understand that she has met true love? The prince also falls in love with her at first sight and is not at all going to test her. This is done by the prince's parents, about whom, by the way, almost nothing is told in the fairy tale. The girl is not interested in the parents of her lover at the moment, she is only interested in feelings. She passes the tests with honor, proving that she is the very “real” princess that the prince has been looking for for so long. Mutual love- this is real happiness for the girl (moreover, the word "happiness" at the end of the tale is repeated twice).

The appearance of men at trainings and psychological consultations is a rather rare phenomenon, and therefore the fairy tales written by them are very interesting to listen to and analyze.

In a kingdom far, far away, there lived a king with a gray beard and a golden crown (what kind of king is without a beard and crown?). And he had a daughter - capricious, capricious. And in another kingdom there lived the same king with a beard, and he had a son - a prince. The tsar thought that the prince needed to find a wife - he had already become big, he went hunting with the boyars. So the king decided to find him a wife. He announced a competition for all nearby kingdoms: "All the princesses must come to the palace so that they can choose a bride for the prince." The king decided to arrange a test - he put a bed in the room, put a pea on it, and put a thousand mattresses on the pea. He did not tell anyone about the pea, but decided that whichever girl felt this pea would become the wife of his son. According to the king, the future wife of the prince should always feel something was wrong and everything should be in its place in her household. And so the princesses began to arrive in the kingdom, and each of them spent one night in the palace on a bed with a trick. The next morning, the king, between times, asked each contender: “How did you sleep?” The princesses, not knowing anything about the pea, answered: “It's all right. Fine. Softly. After such answers, the king rejected their candidacies. This continued until a capricious princess arrived from a neighboring kingdom. When she went to bed, everything was wrong for her, she tossed and turned, woke up all the time, she was uncomfortable. The next morning, when the king, as usual, asked: "How did you sleep?", she replied that she was very uncomfortable and she hardly slept. The king, hearing this answer, said: "This girl suits us!" And the prince and princess were married. They lived happily ever after and died on the same day.

After retelling the story, the young man commented: “I read a fairy tale a very long time ago, in childhood. Naturally, I don't remember the plot very well. But, I remember what always surprised me - why does the princess always have to be so capricious and why does she HAVE to feel the pea? And I always didn’t like that the prince was not even asked about which princess he wants to choose. ”

The tale told by the young man differs significantly both from the original plot and from the "female" presentation of the story. It is interesting that it begins with a story about a princess, and according to its plot, it is not the prince who goes to look for a bride, but they are brought to him. Moreover, the king “with a gray beard and a golden crown” (attributes of wisdom and power) arranges a test that resembles a kind of quest - a string of princesses take turns sleeping in the bedroom on the bed “with a trick”, and in the morning they are asked questions. At the same time, the king came up with a good explanation for this test: the princess should be so sensitive that she could foresee "something is wrong", and (to a heap, probably) "everything in her household should be in its place!"

The young man who tells the tale believes that the wife should take care of the household, even the royal one, and there should be complete order. As a result, the most capricious wins, the king passes a verdict that such a princess "suits them", and the story ends with a wedding. How else? The prince is already quite an adult and has learned to hunt.

There have been many variations on the The Princess and the Pea theme during my work, but there is one fairy tale that was presented with an amazing turn of events and an unusual ending.

Once upon a time there was a king and a queen, and they had a son. When the prince grew up, it was decided to marry him - the royal family should continue. Of course, he had to marry not a simple girl, but a real princess. The prince was equipped for the journey, and he went in search of a worthy bride. He traveled from kingdom to kingdom but never found the "real" princess. So he returned home with nothing. But one day, when bad weather broke out outside, there was a knock on their door. On the threshold stood a girl, soaking wet that the water flowed from her in streams. She assured the king and queen that she was a princess. The girl was let in to warm up. The prince at this time slept peacefully in his bedchamber. And so, the queen decided to give the girl a test to see if she really was a princess. She made a bed for her, fluffed up the feather beds, but under the bottom of these feather beds she put a small pea. The girl went to bed. She was a real princess, she loved comfort, and it was only natural that it was very uncomfortable for her to sleep on a pea. The next morning she told the queen about it. Everyone in the palace was delighted that a real princess had finally been found for their son. But the princess made a condition: "she will marry the prince if he also passes the test." The girl decided that she would marry only a man worthy of her, who should be not only strong and courageous, but also patient, having a strong will and a steadfast character. She spread a layer of peas on the prince's bed and, covering the top with a sheet, invited him to lie down and sleep. If he can spend the whole night in such conditions, then she is ready to marry him. The prince lay down on the prepared “bed of peas”, and the princess sat outside the door and waited for the outcome. For some time the young man tried to fall asleep, but he was very uncomfortable - the peas dug into his back and sides. Finally, he could not stand it and jumped out of bed. “Well,” said the princess, “you failed the test, and I will not marry you!” She immediately packed up and left the castle.

It is noteworthy that at the training sessions, when it came to the relationship between men and women, the girl who wrote this fairy tale did not like men at all. She resented how many demands women make. She spoke about the fact that it is very difficult in our life to meet a normal man - strong not only in body, but also in spirit, smart, with open heart and a big heart. And she wondered why most often some weaklings came across on the way, sick "in the head" or "sissy."

From the book God in your life. Analytical psychology. Self Marketing author Pokataeva Oksana Grigorievna

A fairy tale from a client O. "The Princess and the Wild Bear." O. G. took the book that client O. had brought to her for review. This client wrote fairy tales and stories. And somehow they were very similar to what she had left her to read. This fairy tale is exactly from this repertoire: "Once upon a time

From the book Lunar Paths or The Adventures of Prince Eno author Sokolov Dmitry Yurievich

Continuation of the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea" - Ay-ay-ay, what are you talking about, - the king shook his head. - What a charm ... Five hundred and twenty-eight children ... This is great! You know, I would love this: five hundred and twenty-eight children. This is what you need. For this you can get married,

From the book The Naked Truth About a Woman the author Sklyar Sasha

2. Princess But this is a completely different matter. Here you will have to blow off the dust particles yourself. Hundred times a day. And periodically wipe with a damp cloth. And all this in between cleaning, cooking, shopping and darning your own socks. "Princess" does not do this

From the book The Power of Spiritual Intelligence author Buzan Tony

Concrete History. Diana, Princess of Wales The globally shared outpouring of public grief over the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997 has been seen by some as a disturbing exercise of power.

From the book 10 recipes for good sleep author Kurpatov Andrey Vladimirovich

The Princess and the Pea (or how to calm yourself and your body) The day turned out to be difficult, it would seem, now only in bed - and sleep, sleep and sleep. But here we go to bed and start tossing and turning - we can't lie down. Now the hand is numb, then it’s uncomfortable to lie on the back, on the stomach

From the book Liars and Liars [How to recognize and neutralize] the author Vem Alexander

The story of how a beautiful princess descended into a frog They also studied together, but got married at a more "venerable" age. Olya was from a provincial town, but very "advanced and educated", or rather, she could seem like that. Gena was a native Petersburger,

From the book Forget about complexes like a man, be happy like a woman author Lifshits Galina Markovna

author Sokolov Dmitry Yurievich

34. Violence of Nature Goat Princess Once upon a time there was a beautiful queen who loved beautiful dresses, pleasant conversation and delicious food. She spent her days and nights in feasting and entertainment. And then one day she went with her retinue to a distant forest. There they spread the tablecloths on

From the book The Book of Fairytale Changes author Sokolov Dmitry Yurievich

57. Penetration Continuation of the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea" When the prince and princess got married, they continued to sleep on the same bed and on the same pea where the princess spent her first night. From the warmth and sweat of love, the pea sprouted.

by Ruby Harriet

Princess This book is about a war... not bloody, not caused by the hatred of Caesar, or the cunning of San Tzu, or the egomania of Napoleon. This book is about intimate wars, where the enemy is close enough to injure, betray, unjustly oppose - be it a spouse,

From Machiavelli's book for women. The art of managing men for the Princess by Ruby Harriet

I. Princess discovers true power when he recognizes his

From Machiavelli's book for women. The art of managing men for the Princess by Ruby Harriet

VIII. How one princess strove to aim higher A prudent princess always follows in the footsteps of her great predecessors. She is a wise student who knows how to imitate. But we often follow in the footsteps of those closest to us in time. We forget the greatness of those who lived in

Once upon a time there was a Prince who really wanted to marry, but at all costs he wanted to marry a real Princess.

He traveled all over the world in search of a suitable bride. And although he came across a lot of princesses, he could not decide if they were real ...

And in the end, the Prince returned home in great sadness - he very passionately wanted to marry a real Princess!

One evening there was a terrible thunderstorm. Thunder rumbled, lightning flashed, and the rain poured down like a bucket!

And so, in the midst of a terrible bad weather, there was a knock at the door of the castle.

The door was opened by the old King himself. On the threshold stood a young girl, soaked and trembling. Water flowed over her long hair and dress flowed out of her shoes in streams ... And yet ... the girl claimed that she was the most real Princess!

"We'll see soon, my dear," thought the old Queen.

She hurried into the bedroom and placed the pea on the boards of the bed with her own hand. Then she laid on top, one after another, as many as twenty featherbeds, and then - as many more blankets on the most delicate swan down. It was on this bed that the girl was laid.

And the next morning she was asked how she slept.

Oh, I had a terrible night! - answered the girl. I didn't close my eyes for a minute! God only knows what was in that bed! It seemed to me that I was lying on something very hard, and in the morning my whole body was bruised!

Now everyone is convinced that the girl is a real Princess. After all, only a real Princess can feel a tiny pea through twenty duvets and as many duvets! Yes, only the real Princess can be so sensitive!

The Prince immediately married the Princess, and the pea is kept in the royal museum to this day.

You can go and see for yourself - unless someone stole it ...

Hans Christian Andersen, Artist D. Patience

See you soon!

Princess on the Pea

G.-H. Andersen

Once upon a time there was a prince, he wanted to marry a princess, but only a real princess. So he traveled all over the world, looking for such, but everywhere there was something wrong; there were plenty of princesses, but whether they were real, he could not fully recognize this, there was always something wrong with them. So he returned home and was very sad: he really wanted a real princess.

One evening a terrible storm broke out: lightning flashed, thunder rumbled, the rain poured down like a bucket, what a horror! And suddenly there was a knock at the city gates, and the old king went to open the door.

On this bed they laid the princess for the night.

In the morning they asked her how she slept.

Ah, terribly bad! the princess replied. I haven't closed my eyes all night. God knows what I had in bed! I was lying on something hard and now I have bruises all over my body! It's just awful what it is!

Then everyone realized that in front of them was a real princess. Why, she felt the pea through twenty mattresses and twenty eiderdown duvets! Only a real princess can be so tender.

On this bed they laid the princess for the night.

In the morning they asked her how she slept.

Then everyone realized that in front of them was a real princess. Why, she felt the pea through twenty mattresses and twenty eiderdown duvets! Only a real princess can be so tender.