Carmen Gil
Daniel Montero Galan
To Princess Alegría León, who will grow up to be a pirate, a knight-errant, or a minstrel.
It’s a Pain to be a Princess! Text © 2012 Carmen Gil Illustrations © 2012 Daniel Montero Galan This edition © 2012 Cuento de Luz SL Calle Claveles 10 | Urb Monteclaro | Pozuelo de Alarcón | 28223 Madrid | Spain | www.cuentodeluz.com Original title in Spanish: ¡Qué fastidio ser Princesa! English translation by Jon Brokenbrow ISBN: 978-84-15241-78-2 Printed by Shanghai Chenxi Printing Co., Ltd. in PRC, January 2012, print number xxx All rights reserved.
Carmen Gil Daniel Montero Galan
Nona lives in a palace In a faraway land, But being a fairytale princess Is something she can’t stand.
Wandering stately halls In her long gown She trips and she stumbles, Losing her crown.
She must always look perfect And wherever she goes She must smile and walk upright, Though her shoes pinch her toes. She hates all the frills, All the bows and the jewels. It’s an absolute pain Having all of these rules!
A lovely princess Can’t do anything wrong. She can’t scratch her nose And she must never yawn. She has harpsichord lessons And is always discreet, She learns all about etiquette... Being a princess is no treat!
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It isn’t easy being a fairytale princess. A princess can’t make mistakes, or yawn, or scratch her nose… A princess must be discreet, play the harpsichord, smile all the time…and wait for her Prince Charming to arrive! One day, Nona, fed up with so much fuss, decides to change her destiny. But then what will happen? What will she become? It’s a Pain to be a Princess! is a story in bright, musical verse that transmits values such as equality, the importance of being yourself, and having the courage to follow your dreams.