In ancient times, people's best wishes often became reality. In that fascinating era, there was once a king. The king had several daughters, all of whom were very beautiful; His youngest daughter, in particular, was as beautiful as a fairy, and even the well-informed sun was amazed at her beauty every time it shone on her face.

Near the king's palace, there was a large dark forest. Under an old lime tree in this forest, there is a waterhole, which is very deep. On hot days, the little princess used to come to the forest and sit on the edge of a cool pool. When she sat there bored, she took out a golden ball, threw it into the air, and caught it with her hand. It became her favorite game.

Unfortunately, on one occasion, the little princess stretched out her two little hands to catch the golden ball, but instead of falling into her hand, the golden ball fell to the ground and rolled into the pool at once. The little princess stared at the golden ball with her eyes, but suddenly the golden ball disappeared in the pool. Because the water in the pool was so deep that she could not see the bottom, the little princess began to cry, and her crying became louder and louder, and she cried very sadly.

Crying and crying, the little princess suddenly heard someone say loudly, "Oh, princess, what's the matter with you?" You are crying like this, even the stone will feel distressed when you hear it. ”

Hearing this, the little princess looked around to find out where the voice was coming from, but she found a frog sticking out of the water with its ugly, fat head.

"Ahh It is you, swimmer," said the little princess to the frog, "and I am crying here because my golden ball has fallen into the pool." ”

"Well, don't be upset, don't cry," replied the frog, "I have a way to help you." If I help you get your golden ball, what will you give me in return? ”

"Whatever you want, my dear frog," replied the little princess, "I may give you my garments, my pearls and precious stones, and even this golden crown on my head." ”

When he heard this, the frog said to the little princess, "I want nothing of your clothes, your pearls, your precious stones, and your golden crown." But if you like me, let me be your best friend, and let me play together, and let me sit at the same table with you at mealtime, eat with your little golden plate, drink with your little goblet, and let me sleep in your little bed at night; If you promise all this, I'll dive into the pool and fish out your golden balls. ”

"Yes, great," said the little princess, "and I will grant you all your requests if you are willing to take out my golden balls." Although the little princess said this, she thought to herself, "This frog is really stupid, talking nonsense!" He only deserves to squat in a pool and croak with other frogs, how can he be a good friend of man? ”

After receiving the little princess's promise, the frog plunged his head into the water and dived into the pool. After a short while, the frog surfaced with the golden ball in its mouth, and then spat it on the grass. The little princess saw her beloved toy again, not to mention how happy she was. She picked up the golden ball and ran away.

"Don't run! Don't run! The frog cried out, "Take me!" I can't outrun you as fast. ”

Although the frog screamed desperately, it was useless. The little princess paid no heed to the frog's shouting, but ran straight home, and soon forgot all about the poor frog. The frog had no choice but to hop back into the waterhole.

The next day, the little princess had just sat down at the table with the king and the ministers, and had just begun to eat with her little gold plate, when suddenly she heard a crackling sound. With the sound, something jumped up the marble steps, and when it reached the door, it knocked on the door and shouted, "Little princess, open the door!" Hearing the shouting, the little princess hurried to the door to see who was shouting outside the door. When I opened the door, it turned out to be the frog, crouching in front of the door. When the little princess saw that it was a frog, she slammed the door shut, turned around and hurried back to her seat, terrified.

When the king noticed that the little princess looked flustered, he asked her, "Son, how can you be so frightened?" Isn't there a giant outside the door trying to capture you? ”

"Ah, no," replied the little princess, "not a giant, but a pesky frog." ”

"What does the frog want to do with you?"

"Alas! My good father, yesterday I went to the forest. While I was sitting on the edge of the waterhole, the golden ball fell into the waterhole, and I cried. I cried so hard that the frog scooped up the golden ball for me. Because the frog asked me to be his friend, I agreed, but I had no idea that he would climb out of the pool and climb so far to get here. Now he's outside the door, and he wants to come up to us. ”

While he was talking, he heard a knock at the door, followed by a loud shout:

"Little princess, my love,

Hurry up and open the door!

Those who love you have come,

Hurry up and open the door!

You won't forget yesterday,

By the waterhole under the old lime tree,

The pool is deep and the ball is gone,

It was you who made the promise. ”

When the king heard this, he said to the little princess, "You must not be untrustworthy, but go and open the door and let him in." ”

The little princess went over and opened the door, and the frog jumped in, and then followed the little princess to her seat, and cried out, "Carry me to you!" ”

The little princess trembled with fright, but the king told her to do as the frog said. The frog was placed on the chair, but he was not very happy and wanted to go up to the table. After getting on the table, he said, "Can you push your little gold plate over a little?" So we can eat it all at once. ”

Obviously, the little princess was reluctant to do so, but she pushed the golden saucer over anyway. The frog ate with relish, but the little princess had no appetite at all. Finally, the frog spoke, "I'm full." Now I'm a little tired, please carry me to your little bedroom, cover me with your satin cover, and we'll go to bed. ”

The little princess was so afraid of this cold frog that she didn't even dare to touch it. When he heard that he was going to sleep in his neat and beautiful little bed, he began to cry.

When the king saw the little princess like this, he said to her angrily, "Whoever has helped us in our troubles, whoever he may be, should not be despised." ”

So the little princess picked up the frog with her two delicate fingers, led him upstairs, and laid him in a corner of the bedroom. But as soon as she lay down on the bed, the frog crawled to the edge of the bed and said to her, "I am tired, and I want to sleep in the bed." Please bring me up, or I'll tell your father." ”

When she heard this, the little princess was furious, grabbed the frog, and threw it against the wall.

"Now you can go to sleep if you want, you ugly nasty!"

As soon as he landed, he was no longer a frog, but suddenly he became a prince: a prince with bright eyes and a smile on his face. It was only then that the prince told the little princess that he had been enchanted by a vicious witch, and that no one but the little princess could free him from the pool.

So, according to the king's will, he became a close friend and companion of the little princess, and tomorrow they would return to his kingdom together.

The next morning, when the sun was climbing up the mountain, a large carriage drawn by eight horses had stopped in front of the door, with white feathers stuck in its head, and the horses were covered with golden harnesses. In the back of the car stood the prince's servant, the faithful Henry.

When Henry's master was turned into a frog, he was so grief-stricken that he put three iron hoops around his chest so that his heart would not be broken by grief.

The carriage came to fetch the young prince back to his kingdom. The faithful Henry helped his master and princess into the carriage, and then stood at the back of the carriage himself.

They had just walked a short distance after they got on the road, when suddenly they heard a crackling sound, as if something was breaking. On the road, there was a crackling sound again and again, and every time the prince and princess heard the noise, they thought that something in the car was broken. In fact, the faithful Henry was overjoyed to see how happy his master was, and the hoops fell from his chest one by one.