In a
distant kingdom lived a king with three lovely daughters in a magnificent
castle. The youngest princess loved to live a simple life, enjoying the beauty
of Mother Nature. However, she had a golden ball in her possession which was
her favourite. She would play with it to pass her time.
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Behind
the castle, there is an abandoned well. No one goes there. The princess however
loves to play there as she would be alone. One day, she was playing with her
golden ball near the well. But it slipped and fell inside the well. The
princess started crying. She had lost her favourite ball. Just then …
“I can
help you get the ball.” Said a voice.
“Who
was that?”, wondered the princess.
“Over
here”, said the voice. When the princess looked down, she saw a frog!
“How
will you get the ball? You are a frog?” exclaimed the astonished princess.
The
frog then said that he would get the ball back, only if the princess would take
care of him, let him eat from her plate and sleep on her bed. The princess
readily agreed, for she wanted the ball. Within a moment, the frog dived in the
well, and was back with ball in his mouth. Without even thanking him, the
princess ran away to the castle.
That
evening, when the princess was having dinner with her family, the princess
heard a scratching noise from the door. When she opened it, she found the frog.
“Oh
no!” muttered the princess.
“Well
princess, you forgot your promise and I am here to remind you of it .” said the
frog.
The
king was puzzled and asked for an explanation. The princess narrated the entire
incident.
“Well
dear, a promise can never be broken, so you will have to take care of your
friend.” said the king.
The
princess unwillingly agreed and fed the frog all evening. In the process, she
lost her appetite. She got off from the table and went straight into her room,
where she quickly undressed and got ready for bed. However, the frog was
already on her bed.
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“Get
off the bed!” screamed the princess.
“Well,
there is one way you could get rid of me” said the frog. “If you give me a kiss
on my lips, I shall never disturb you again.”
“Disgusting,”
thought the princess. However, she wanted to get rid of the frog so badly, she
closed her eyes and quickly kissed the frog’s slimy lips.
Just
that instant, there was a blinding flash in her room and in place of the frog
stood a handsome young prince. He explained that a wicked witch had cast a
spell on him and turned him into a frog and the only way the spell could be
broken was the kiss of a young princess.
So the
princess and the prince married and lived happily ever after.
The
End.
Rewritten
by my daughter
Harshini
Anandakumar
