从前有一位王子，想娶一位公主为妻，但这位公主必须是一位真正的公主。他走遍全世界想找到这样一位公主，可总是有些不顺；公主倒不少，只是他无法断定真假，因为对这些女孩子，他总是觉得有些不对劲。最后只好回宫来，心里很不痛快，因为他十分渴望得到一位真正的公主做妻子。
    一天晚上，下起了可怕的暴风雨。电闪雷鸣，大雨如注，天空黑得伸手不见五指。这时，响起了急促的敲门声，王子的父亲老国王独自出去开门。

There was once a prince who wished to marry a princess； but then she must be a real princess. He traveled all over the world in hopes of finding such a lady； but there was always something wrong. Princesses he found in plenty； but whether they were real princesses it was impossible for him to decide, for now one thing, now another, seemed to him not quite right about the ladies. At last he returned to his palace quite cast down, because he wished so much to have a real princess for her wife.

One evening a fearful tempest arose. It thundered and lighted, and the rain poured down from the sky in torrents； besides， it was as dark as pitch. All at once there was heard a violent knocking at the door, and the old king, the prince's father, went out himself to open it.

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