Princess Smartypants CBeebies Bedtime Stories

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And they all lived happily ever after.

See! Told you it had a happy ending.

Oh, hello! I'm Rob.

Toadie, here, doesn't think that stories can have happy endings.

he thinks that in stories, toads are not treated fairly.

That princesses get their own way all the time,

and that there are always impossible things happening.

But he's completely wrong. Look at Cinderella.

Although, there is the glass slipper fitting which is quite impossible

and Cinderella does become the princess...

Well, what about Sleeping Beauty?

Then again, the prince does have to wake everyone up after 100 years,

which is far-fetched. And the princess does get her own way...

Oh, I must know a story with a happy ending?

Ahh! I've got it, the perfect story.

It's by Babette Cole and it's called, Princess Smartypants.

Princess Smartypants did not want to get married.

She enjoyed being a miss. Because she was very pretty and rich,

all the princes wanted her to be their missus.

Princess Smartypants wanted to live in her castle with her pets

and do exactly as she pleased.

'It's high time you smartened yourself up', said her mother,

the Queen. 'Stop messing about with those animals

'and find yourself a husband.'

Suitors were always turning up at the castle

making a nuisance of themselves.

'Right', declared Princess Smartypants,

'whoever can accomplish the task that I set

'will, as they say, win my hand.'

She asked Prince Compost to stop the slugs eating her garden.

She asked Prince Rushforth to feed her pets.

She challenged Prince Pelvis to a roller disco marathon.

She invited Prince Boneshaker for a cross-country ride on her motorbike.

She called on Prince Vertigo to rescue her from her tower.

She sent Prince Bashthumb to chop some firewood in the Royal Forest.

She suggested to Prince Fetlock that he might like to

put her pony through its paces.

She told Prince Grovel to take her mother, the Queen, shopping.

She commanded Prince Swimbladder to retrieve her magic ring

from the goldfish pond.

None of the princes could accomplish the task he was set.

They all left in disgrace.

'That's that, then', said Smartypants, thinking she was safe.

Then Prince Swashbuckle turned up.

He stopped the slugs eating her garden.

Fed her pets. Roller-discoed until dawn.

Rode for miles on her motorbike. He rescued her from the tower.

He found some firewood to chop in the forest.

He EVEN tamed her horrid pony, took her mother, the Queen, shopping,

and retrieved her magic ring from the goldfish pond.

Prince Swashbuckle didn't think that Smartypants was so smart.

So she gave him a magic kiss...

..and he turned into a gigantic, warty toad!

Prince Swashbuckle left in a BIG hurry.

When the other princes heard what had happened to him,

none of them wanted to marry Smartypants.

So, she lived happily ever after.

Oh, do you want to hear that again?

Now, how did it start?

Princess Smartypants did not want to get married.

She enjoyed being a miss. Because she was very pretty and rich,

all the princes wanted her to be their missus.

Princess Smartypants wanted to live in her castle with her pets

and do exactly as she pleased.

'It's high time you smartened yourself up', said her mother,

the Queen. 'Stop messing about with those animals

'and find yourself a husband.'

Suitors were always turning up at the castle

making a nuisance of themselves.

'Right', declared Princess Smartypants,

'whoever can accomplish the task that I set

'will, as they say, win my hand.'

She asked Prince Compost to stop the slugs eating her garden.

She asked Prince Rushforth to feed her pets.

She challenged Prince Pelvis to a roller disco marathon.

She invited Prince Boneshaker for a cross-country ride on her motorbike.

She called on Prince Vertigo to rescue her from her tower.

She sent Prince Bashthumb to chop some firewood in the Royal Forest.

She suggested to Prince Fetlock that he might like to

put her pony through its paces.

She told Prince Grovel to take her mother, the Queen, shopping.

She commanded Prince Swimbladder to retrieve her magic ring

from the goldfish pond.

None of the princes could accomplish the task he was set.

They all left in disgrace.

'That's that, then', said Smartypants, thinking she was safe.

Then Prince Swashbuckle turned up.

He stopped the slugs eating her garden.

Fed her pets. Roller-discoed until dawn.

Rode for miles on her motorbike. He rescued her from the tower.

He found some firewood to chop in the forest.

He EVEN tamed her horrid pony, took her mother, the Queen, shopping,

and retrieved her magic ring from the goldfish pond.

Prince Swashbuckle didn't think that Smartypants was so smart.

So she gave him a magic kiss...

..and he turned into a gigantic, warty toad!

Prince Swashbuckle left in a BIG hurry.

When the other princes heard what had happened to him,

none of them wanted to marry Smartypants.

So, she lived happily ever after.

And that story was called, Princess Smartypants.

Sorry, Toadie, that wasn't really much better, was it?

Erm... What about if I give you this very natty crown to wear?

Eh? No? Can't really see, can you?

Maybe I know another story.

While I think of one, it's time for you to go to bed.

I'll see you soon. Night, night.

Look, Toadie...

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