Review of
The
Princess and the Pea, retold by Vera Southgate
Four out of five stars
Although it is
a bit dated in the sense of the prince being forced to marry a woman that is a
princess, it remains a delightful fairy tale. It of course starts with the prince
on a quest to find a “real” princess whom he could marry. He fails in his
search and so returns to the castle in a saddened state.
During a violent
storm, there is a knock on the door and it is a thoroughly drenched young woman
that claims to be a princess. Not willing to believe the woman, the queen
constructs an unusual test to determine whether the woman is indeed a princess.
She passes the test and there is a splendid royal wedding.
The story is
one deeply rooted in the arena of fairy tales involving a prince searching for
the perfect bride. As a consequence, there are some antiquated notions.
However, if you are capable and willing to set that aside, this is fundamentally
a classic fairy tale of romance.
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