The Princess and The Pea was the first storybook I ever read. I remember coming home and showing my mother I could read with this book. I memorized the entire thing very quickly and as my mom noticed this, she came to the conclusion that I needed a new book. The story begins with a girl who is drenched wet knocking on a door and trying to find safety. She claims to be a princess, however because she does not look like one, she is overlooked. They then test her sensibility because only a normal girl could sleep sound-fully on a mattress with a pea underneath it.  To the mothers surprise, the Princess awakens the next day and says she had trouble sleeping because there seemed to be a lump in the bed. (Ridiculous, I know.) From this day forward she is recognized as a true Princess and she lives a long happy life alongside her new Prince. I loved it because it was fairly easy to read and somehow the story always kept me entertained. I had an obsession with princesses when I was younger. The ones that did not actually look like princesses intrigued me the most. (The Princess Diaries was also a favorite of mine). I wanted to be a princess SOOO badly and these books gave me hope that some day it would happen. Although the story is completely impossible, the little girl in me is still in love with this book.