The Princess and the Pea
 The Princess and the Pea (Danish: Prinsessen paa Ærten; literal translation: The Princess on the Pea) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a young woman whose royal identity is established by a test of her physical sensitivity. The tale was first published with three others by Andersen in an inexpensive booklet on 8 May 1835 in Copenhagen by C.A.