One day, a girl comes to his castle, it is raining.
这天，一位女子来到他的宫殿。宫殿外大雨倾盆。
“I'm a princess,” she said.
“我是一位公主,” 她说。
“I need a bed.”
“我需要一张床过夜。”
The Prince likes the girl, but he does not think she is a princess.
王子很中意这个女孩儿，但他对于她是否是真正的公主心存疑虑。
He has an idea.
他于是心生一计。
Prince makes a bed for her.
王子为公主准备了一张床。
He puts a pea under 23 mattresses.
在23床厚厚的床垫下，他放了一颗豌豆。
The next morning, the Prince talks to the girl
次日清晨，王子向公主问好。
“Oh, I am black and blue,” she says, “your bed is so hard.”
公主说：“我全身上下青一块紫一块，您这儿的床太硬了。”
