The Princess and the Mattress



 Earliest Known Appearance:  EPISODE 2630   The   Princess   &   the   Mattress  is a story Maria read s to  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ' s niece  IRVINE  while he feed s the elephant s. Based on the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale " The Princess & the Pea ", it tell s the story of a  GROUCHY  prince, played by  OSCAR  him self  , who has a burning desire to marry an equally  GROUCHY  princess to spend the rest of his life arguing with. He plan s in advance by preparing a  GROUCH  bed of hard,  UN  comfortable brick s. Only he put s them on a mattress. Whenever a princess prospect come s to visit, he plan s to let her rest on the brick s & see if she can feel that mattress underneath. Sure enough, 1 day he is paid a visit by a  GROUCH  claiming to be a princess ( fittingly portrayed by  OSCAR  ' s girl friend ,  GRUNDGETTA  ). He invite s her to take a nap & sure enough, she feel s the mattress with in second s. Her anger with Prince  OSCAR  ' s practical joke is exactly what he was looking for. He propose s to her & she refuse s. An argument over whether to get married or not begin s, & eventually Prince  OSCAR  win s the princess over. The 2 of them live  GROUCH  ily ever after. At the end of the story,  OSCAR  ' s niece  IRVINE  cries hysteric al ly , which , according t o her   UNCLE OSCAR  , mean s t hat  she  like d it.

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