A beautiful princess held a golden ball, tossed it in the air. It was her favorite plaything. She sat in the woods and played with her golden ball all day long. One day the ball rolled into a deep, cool well. The Princess wept and her sobs grew loud. From not far away, a Frog spoke to her "Princess, why do you cry?"
The Princess said to the Frog, "I have lost my golden ball, my treasure." The Frog spoke again, "I will fetch your ball if you promise to take me home and love me forever." The Princess quickly said, "I will give you anything if only you bring my treasure back to me."
The Frog jumped into the well and brought the ball back to the Princess. She grabbed it and happily ran off. The Frog jumped after her, reminding her of her promise.
The Princess arrived home to her castle, and during her meal she heard a knock on the castle doors and Frog pleading with her to let her in.
To make a long story short, the Princess treated the Frog like shit, fulfilled her promises grudgingly when the King made her, and eventually threw the Frog against the wall in disgust. When she did, he turned into a handsome Prince and they got married. A witch had put a curse on the Prince that only a Princess could undo.
When I read this story to my daughter, I wonder, why would that Prince want to marry a spoiled, vain, selfish child like the Princess? Her only virtue is her often mentioned beauty. I can't figure out if there is a moral here somewhere in this Grimm fairy tale.
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love can't be explained.
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