The prince and the pauper: mandarin companion graded readers level 1, simplified character edition - mark twain

During a chance encounter, two nearly identical boys, one a poor beggar and the other a prince, decide to exchange places.

The pauper, now living in the royal palace, is constantly filled with the dread of being discovered for who and what he really is while the Prince, dressed in rags, lives on the street enduring hardships he never thought possible.

Both children soon discover that neither life is as carefree as they expected.