There once was a Princess who loved to play alone in the palace gardens while she tossed around her favourite beaming golden ball. One day she tossed her ball higher in the air than she ever had before.
SPLASH!!
Her beautiful golden ball plopped right into a small pond nearby! She ran over to the pond and watched sadly as the golden sphere sank deeper and deeper into the water. Frustrated with her situation, the princess began to cry.
Suddenly, the Princess heard a strange noise coming from the middle of the water.
Hop! Hop! “
Do you not know how to swim?” asked a small frog. The Princess looked up and scrunched her face up at the sight of the green creature sitting on the lily pad. “I do,” she replied.
“Well, why don't you come on in?” he asked.
“I don't want to spoil my beautiful dress!“ the Princess replied, rolling her eyes at the frog.
“Well, I suppose I could get it for you.”
But before he jumped into the water, the frog turned to her and asked: “What will you give me in return?” “
You can have anything you desire!” the Princess replied, impatient to be playing again.
“What I would like is a friend to spend time with me, to eat supper with me, to read for me, and to kiss me goodnight!” the frog said.
“Anything!” the Princess cried.
And with that, the small green frog hopped into the water and retrieved the Princess' gold ball. The minute he handed it over, the girl ran around giggling and tossing her beloved ball up in the air; she had completely forgotten all about the frog. At supper, the girl was seated at the table with her father, the King, when there came a small knock at the door. The King got up and opened it. In walked the small green frog.
“I have come to eat supper with you, Princess!” the frog said happily, hopping up on the table. The Princess gently grabbed the frog and placed him outside the door. She sat down at her spot once more, ignoring the suspicious look from the king.
“And who was that, Princess?” he asked her.
“Oh, no one,” she replied.
The stern look from her father caused her to go red with embarrassment. She told him that she had promised the frog that she would spend time with him, and eat supper with him, and read for him, and kiss him goodnight.
“But I don't want to hang out with him. He's so gross!” she continued, scrunching her face.
“But a promise is a promise, Princess. We must always keep our promises,” the King said wisely. With that the girl slowly shuffled over to the door and opened it up. The frog ate supper with her, and then followed the Princess into her bedroom where she began to read.
“What are you reading?” he asked trying to peer over her shoulder to see.
“Nothing,” she replied shrugging him off.
“But you promised!” he cried.
She sighed and read him a bedtime story. Surprisingly, the frog was quite smart and fun to talk to. She was happy to have his company.
When it was time to sleep, the frog asked her for a bedtime kiss. She refused, scrunching her face once more at the sight of the green creature before her. The Princess turned out the light and tried to go to sleep. Suddenly, she heard the sounds of weeping. She turned the light back on to see the frog beside her, wiping tears from his eyes.
She was hit with a wave of guilt for making the poor frog cry. She kissed him gently.
WHOOOSH!!
All of a sudden, the small green frog transformed into a handsome young prince right before her eyes; she jumped back in surprise. The Prince informed her that an evil witch had put a spell on him and only a kiss could return him back to his original state. It just so happened that the Princess was the first one to break the spell. Forever after, the Prince and Princess were able to play together as friends.
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