By Hans Christian Andersen
Retold at ReadOasis Step 3

Once upon a time, there was a prince. He was miserable and lonesome, and he wanted to get married. But he had to marry a princess, but not just any princess. She had to be a real princess. He roamed all over the world to find one. He searched everywhere, but with no success.

He found many princesses. But he always suspected that they were not real. There was always something wrong about them. A girl would say, "I'm a princess!" And the prin...