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Classic Stories: The Princess and the Pea

2024/11/29
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Mariam: 我讲述了经典童话故事《豌豆公主》。故事讲述一位王子寻找一位真正的公主,一位自称公主的女子在暴风雨之夜来到王子的城堡寻求庇护。王后为了测试这位女子的身份,在她睡觉的床垫下放了一颗豌豆,上面盖了二十张床垫和羽绒被。第二天早上,这位女子抱怨睡得很不舒服,因为她感觉到了豌豆的存在。王后认为只有真正的公主才能如此敏感,于是王子娶了她。这个故事虽然简单,但却引人入胜,也反映了人们对身份和真爱的追求。 这个故事的重点在于对公主身份的验证,以及王子对真爱的渴望。王后设计的测试虽然简单,但却有效地验证了公主的身份,也体现了王后对王子婚姻的重视。故事的结尾是皆大欢喜的,公主找到了自己的归宿,王子也找到了自己的真爱。 这个故事也有一些值得思考的地方,例如王后的测试是否科学合理,以及公主的身份是否真的可以通过这种方式来验证。但总的来说,这是一个充满童趣和想象力的故事,也给人们带来了一些启迪。 Miranda: 我想分享我在一家瑜伽学校的经历。起初,学校的环境非常安全和欢迎,瑜伽课程也让我感觉很棒。然而,随着时间的推移,我发现学校的背后隐藏着黑暗的一面,包括操纵、贩卖和跨国剥削等指控。我失去了护照、手机和银行卡等个人物品,感觉自己被困住了,无法离开。我逐渐被卷入其中,起初甚至相信那些看似不正当的行为背后存在某种精神上的理由。 我意识到自己别无选择,只能公开讲述自己的经历,寻求真相和正义,并防止其他人受到伤害。我将自己的声誉和一切置于危险之中,只为揭露真相,让事情变得不同。我希望通过公开这些黑暗的秘密,来夺回权力,转化那些不公正的经历,让更多人免受伤害。 这段经历让我深刻地意识到,看似美好的事物背后可能隐藏着巨大的危险。我们需要保持警惕,保护好自己,避免落入陷阱。同时,我们也应该勇敢地站出来,揭露真相,为正义而战。

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Hello, I'm Mariam. Today's story is a fairy tale about a young woman whose identity is put to the test using just a little green pea. Yep, this is the story of The Princess and the Pea. Our story begins a long time ago. There's a handsome prince who desperately wants to marry a princess. He travels the world to find one and there are plenty available but

But he loses sleep over how genuine they really are. So there he is, back at home in his castle, feeling lonely and worried about the situation. That night, there's a big storm. Thunder, lightning, torrential rain. But the prince sleeps through it. He doesn't hear someone knocking at the door. But his mother, the queen, does. And she goes to see who it is. MUSIC

She opens the door and finds a young woman soaking wet and windblown. Who are you? she asks. I'm a princess and I need a place to sleep, she says. Hmm, the queen thinks. Are you really? She lets her in and then rushes up to one of the spare bedrooms. The castle can sleep hundreds, so there are plenty to choose from.

She takes all the covers and sheets off the bed and places just one green pea at the bottom. Then the queen gets 20 mattresses and piles them up on top of the pea. The king gives her a hand because they are rather heavy. Despite all the noise, the prince is sleeping like a baby and has no idea what they're up to. So there is the bed with a pea at the bottom and 20 mattresses on top.

To make it cozier, the queen puts 20 soft feather eiderdowns on top of that. Then she invites the alleged princess to get some sleep. The princess is a bit surprised at what she sees, but as she is so tired, she cautiously climbs onto the top of the bed and quickly falls asleep. Next morning, the king and queen eagerly ask her if she slept well.

No, sorry, I didn't sleep a wink, the princess replies. There was something hard in the bed and I just couldn't get comfortable. Then they noticed she is covered in bruises. Wonderful, says the queen, because she thinks that only someone as delicate as a princess could feel a pee through all those mattresses and eiderdowns.

It's not the most scientific of tests, but it has convinced the queen and she rushes off to tell the prince to marry her. He says he'll sleep on it. But the queen tells him there's no time to lose and they are married the next day. A happy ending. And the pea, so I am told, was put in a museum for everyone to see. I wonder if that's true. Well, I hope you enjoyed today's story and join me soon for another one. Bye for now.

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