PEA IN THE SEVEN MATTRESSES OF THE PRINCESS

a reference to "The Princess and the Pea," a story by Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author (1805 - 1875), where a prince insists on marrying a real princess. When a princess comes to his door, maintaining that she is a real princess, the prince's mother tests her by burying a pea under a huge stack of mattresses and then ordering the princess to sleep on the mattresses. The princess cannot sleep, and therefore passes the test: being a true princess, she is so delicate that the pea keeps her awake. —SHSBC Binder 2 Approved Glossary

a reference to "The Princess and the Pea," a story by Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author (1805 - 1875), where a prince insists on marrying a real princess. When a princess comes to his door, maintaining that she is a real princess, the prince's mother tests her by burying a pea under a huge stack of mattresses and then ordering the princess to sleep on the mattresses. The princess cannot sleep, and therefore passes the test being a true princess, she is so delicate that the pea keeps her awake.