The Princess and the Pea

Once upon a time, in a castle made of clouds, lived Queen Mia. She wanted to find a friend for her daughter, Princess Lily. "A true friend is someone who notices the little things," Queen Mia told Princess Lily. One rainy day, a girl named Sophie arrived at the cloud castle. Her clothes were wet, and her hair was messy. "I got lost in the forest," Sophie explained. "May I please stay the night?" "Of course," said Princess Lily with a smile. She showed Sophie to a special guest room. In this room was a tall, tall bed made of twenty fluffy mattresses stacked on top of each other. Under the bottom mattress, Princess Lily secretly placed a tiny green pea. "Sweet dreams!" Princess Lily said as she closed the door. The next morning at breakfast, Queen Mia asked, "How did you sleep, Sophie?" Sophie rubbed her back. "I'm sorry to say I didn't sleep well. There was something lumpy in the bed. It felt like a tiny pea!" Princess Lily's eyes grew wide. "You felt the pea through twenty mattresses?" Sophie nodded. "I have very sensitive skin. My mom says I notice things others don't." Queen Mia and Princess Lily shared a knowing smile. "That's amazing!" Princess Lily exclaimed. "I'm looking for a friend who notices the little things. Would you like to stay and play with me today?" Sophie's face brightened. "I'd love to!" All day long, Sophie and Princess Lily played in the cloud garden. Sophie spotted a tiny ladybug on a leaf that Princess Lily had missed. She heard the quiet song of a baby bird when everyone else was too busy talking. As the sun set, Queen Mia invited Sophie to stay at the castle as long as she wanted. "You don't need to be a princess to be special," Queen Mia said. "Noticing the little things that others miss makes you extraordinary." From that day on, Sophie and Princess Lily became the best of friends. They had many adventures together in the cloud castle, always taking time to notice the little wonders that made life magical. And the tiny pea? Princess Lily kept it in a special glass box as a reminder that sometimes the smallest things can lead to the biggest friendships. The End