By Hans Christian Andersen
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Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to be a real princess.
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He travelled all over the world
to find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted.
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There were princesses enough,
but it was difficult to find out whether they were real ones.
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There was always something about them
that was not as it should be.
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So he came home again and was sad, for he would have liked very much to have a real princess.
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One evening a terrible storm came on;
there was thunder and lightning, and the rain poured down in torrents.
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Suddenly a knocking was heard at the city gate,
and the old king went to open it.
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It was a princess standing out there in front of the gate.
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But, good gracious!
what a sight the rain and the wind had made her look.
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The water ran down from her hair and clothes;
it ran down into the toes of her shoes and out again at the heels.
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And yet she said that she was a real princess.
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”Well, we’ll soon find that out,“ thought the old queen.
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But she said nothing,
went into the bedroom, took all the bedding off the bedstead,
and laid a pea on the bottom;
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then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea,
and then twenty eiderdown beds on top of the mattresses.
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On this the princess had to lie all night.
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In the morning she was asked how she had slept.
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”Oh, very badly!“ said she. ”I have scarcely closed my eyes all night.
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”Heaven only knows what was in the bed,
but I was lying on something hard, so that I am black and blue all over my body.
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”It’s horrible!“
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Now they knew that she was a real princess because she had felt the pea
right through the twenty mattresses and the twenty eiderdown beds.
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Nobody but a real princess could be as sensitive as that.
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So the prince took her for his wife,
for now he knew that he had a real princess;
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and the pea was put in the museum, where it may still be seen, if no one has stolen it.
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There, that is a true story.
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Hans Christian Andersen. The Princess and the Pea
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[1]
once upon a time — едно време [или: някога]
there was a prince — имало един принц
who wanted — който искал
to marry a princess — да се ожени за принцеса
but she would have to be — но тя трябвало да бъде
a real princess — истинска принцеса
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he travelled — той пътувал
all over the world — по целия свят
to find one — да търси такава
but nowhere could he get — но никъде не могъл да намери
what he wanted — каквато искал
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there were — имало
princesses enough — принцеси достатъчно много
but it was difficult — но било трудно
to find out — да се разбере
whether they were — дали те били
real ones — истински такава
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there was always something — винаги имало нещо
about them — при тях
that was not as — което не било така, както
it should be — би трябвало да бъде
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so — и така
he came home again — той се върнал вкъщи
and was sad for — и бил тъжен защото
he would have liked — щяло да му е приятно [условно перфектно време]
very much — много
to have a real princess — да [ако] има истинска принцеса
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one evening — една вечер
a terrible storm came on — се извила страшна буря
there was thunder and lightning — имало гръмотевици и светкавици
and the rain poured down — и дъждът се изливал
in torrents — на потоци [като из ведро]
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suddenly — изведнъж
a knocking was heard — се зачуло хлопане
at the city gate — на градската порта
and the old king went — и старият крал отишъл
to open it — да отвори
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it was a princess — това било една принцеса
standing out there — която стояла отвън
in front of the gate — пред портата
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but, good gracious — но, Боже мой
what a sight — каква гледка
the rain and the wind — дъждът и вятърът
had made her look — я направили да изглежда
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the water ran down — водата се стичала
from her hair and clothes — от косата и дрехите ?
it ran down into the toes — влизала през пръстите
of her shoes — на обувките ?
and out again — и излизала отново
at the heels — през петите
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and yet she said — и все пак тя казала
that she was a real princess — че е истинска принцеса
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well, we’ll soon — е добре, скоро
find that out — ще разберем това
thought the old queen — помислила си старата кралица
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but she said nothing — но нищо не казала
went into the bedroom — отишла в спалнята
took all the bedding off — махнала всички завивки и постелки от
the bedstead — рамката на леглото
and laid a pea — и сложила едно грахово зърно
on the bottom — най-отдолу [или: на дъното]
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then she took — после взела
twenty mattresses — двайсет дюшека
and laid them on — и ги сложила върху
the pea — граховото зърно
and then twenty — и след това двайсет
eiderdown beds — пухени постели [или: юргани с пух от северна морска патица]
on top of the mattresses — върху дюшеците
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on this the princess — на това принцесата
had to lie all night — трябвало да лежи цяла нощ
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in the morning — на сутринта
she was asked — я попитали
how she had slept — как е спала
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oh, very badly — ох, много лошо
said she — казала тя
I have scarcely closed — едва затворих
my eyes all night — очи цяла нощ [изразът е: почти не съм мигнала цяла нощ]
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Heaven only knows — Бог знае
what was in the bed — какво имаше в леглото
but I was lying — но лежах
on something hard — на нещо твърдо
so that — така че
I am black and blue — съм в синини
all over my body — по цялото тяло [или: цялата]
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It’s horrible! — Беше ужасно! [it’s - е съкратена форма на 'it was' в случая]
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now they knew — сега те разбрали
that she was — че тя била
a real princess — истинска принцеса
because she had felt — защото била усетила
the pea — граховото зърно
right through — чак през
the twenty mattresses — двайсетте дюшека
and the twenty eiderdown beds — и двайсетте пухени постели
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nobody but — никоя освен
a real princess — една истинска принцеса
could be — [не] можела да бъде
as sensitive as that — толкова деликатна
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so the prince — и тъй, принцът
took her for his wife — я взел за жена
for now he knew — защото сега вече знаел
that he had a real princess — че има истинска принцеса
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and the pea was put — а граховото зърно сложили
in the museum — в музея
where it may — където то може
still be seen — още да се види
if no one has stolen it — ако никой не го е откраднал
