The World of Fairy Tales. The Scarlet Book/ Мир волшебных сказок. Алая книга. Книга для чтения на английском языке

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Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry only a princess but she should be a real princess. So he travelled around his kingdom and all over the world to find his real love.

His kingdom was rather big and there were a lot of nice princesses but every time when he came to their palaces he understood that they weren't real princesses. It was very difficult to find her out but his heart always said to him. There was always something wrong with them what shouldn't be.

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So he had a special feeling and hurried to the city gates. When the kind king opened the gate, he saw a very pretty girl. You can believe or not but his heart said to him that the poor wet child was a real princess.

The water ran down from her hair and clothes. The cheerful king asked her immediately if she was a real princess. He was sure that the answer would be, «Yes». Her answer sounded so nice that he was ready to listen to this voice all his life. So he took the girl to the palace where the queen was waiting for them. She wasn't so trustful like her sensitive husband. Only facts could prove her who was who.

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