Номер 1, страница 62 - гдз по английскому языку 4 класс книга для чтения Афанасьева, Михеева

The Princess and the Pea

Cast: the king, the queen, the prince, the girl (Fran).

Scene One (the king, the queen and the prince)

King: My dear son, you're a big boy now. It's time for you to have a wife.

Queen: Listen to your father. You're going to be king some day and every king has a queen.

Prince: I know. I'd like to have a wife but I want a true princess. I'm trying to meet a true princess but can't do it. There are no true princesses any more.

Queen: My poor boy!

Scene Two (the king, the queen, the prince and the girl)

Girl: Please open the door. Can I, please, come in? Help me! I'm so cold and the night is so dark and rainy.

King: I'll go and open the door. The poor girl is asking for help.

Prince: No, dad. I'll do it. (To the girl.) Please come in. Who are you?

King: What's your name?

Girl: I'm Fran. My father is King Helmut.

Queen: Then you are a princess?

Girl: A true princess.

Queen (to the king): We'll see about it. (To the girl.) I'll take you upstairs to the visitor's room. You can change there and then come downstairs to have dinner with us.

Girl: Thank you.

Prince: That's a very good idea, mum.

Scene Three (the king, the queen, the prince and Fran at breakfast)

King (to the girl): Good morning, child!

Queen (to the girl): Good morning, dear!

Prince (to the girl): You don't look very happy.

King: What's the matter, child?

Fran: It was a very bad night. My bed wasn't comfortable at all. I didn't sleep well.

Queen: It's wonderful! The girl is a true princess. Yesterday night I placed a little pea under 20 mattresses on the girl's bed. Only a true princess can be so delicate.

Prince: I'm the happiest man in the world! (To Fran.) Will you marry me, Fran?

Fran: Yes, I'll be happy to be your wife, dear Prince.

King: And we'll all live happily ever after.