Rikako

I read "The fairy". There were two daughters and their mother. The elder daughter had a bad personality that no one got along with her. On the other hand, the younger was very kind that people always adored her.  Their mother loved only the former,  the latter was hated by her mother and made her do housework. One day, when the younger went to the fountain to draw water, a poor woman came to her and said to her  "I want to drink water." .  having a kindness,  she gave her the clearest water from the fountain. This poor woman was actually the Fairy.  She thought the girl was courteous so gave her a gift that flowers and jewelry coming out of her mouth when she spoke. After she getting to home, her mother was very angry because her hatest daughter was late to return. However she saw her daughter apologized with pearls and diamonds coming out of mouth, she changed her attitude, she called her daughter "my child" for the first time. She wanted the other daug

The Princess and the Pea I read "The Princess and the Pea ". There was a prince who wanted to marry a princess. However,  she was not a real princess. He traveled all over the world and looked for a real princess. He always seeked a real princess but he couldn't find such one. One day it being a terrible storm , someone visited  him. And told him she was a real princess he had been looking for. The old queen , maybe his mother, went to the bedroom and made a small trick on the bed with a pea. It was to search whether she was true or not. The princess got sleep in this bed all the night. In the morning she was asked how she had slept. In this story, the word "real princess " often be seen ,  I don't know how real but it may be just his favorite person.

I read "The Frog Prince". The story of a king's daughter meeting a flog. The king's child went out into the forest and she played with her favorite plaything. However she dropped it in a well. As she cried louder and louder, a frog appeared and told her that he would bring her plaything if she loves him and lets him be her companion. I had never known the story but it is very simple and easy to read.