In distant ancient times, people's good wishes often came true. At that fascinating time, there was once a king. The king has several daughters, all of whom are very beautiful; His little daughter, in particular, is as beautiful as a fairy. Even the well-informed sun is amazed at her beauty every time it shines on her face.
There is a dark forest near the king's palace. Under an old linden tree in this forest, there is a pool, which is very deep. In hot weather, the little princess often comes to this forest and sits by the cool pool. When she sat there bored, she took out a golden ball, threw it into the air, and then caught it with her hand. This became her favorite game.
Unfortunately, once, the little princess held out two small hands to pick up the golden ball. Instead of falling into her hands, the golden ball fell to the ground and rolled into the pool at once. The little princess stared at the golden ball tightly, but the golden ball suddenly disappeared in the pool. Because the water in the pool was too deep to see the bottom, the little princess began to cry. Her crying became louder and louder, and she was very sad. Crying and crying, the little princess suddenly heard someone say loudly, "Oh, princess, what's the matter with you?" If you cry like this, even the stone will feel distressed. " Hearing this, the little princess looked around to find out where the voice came from, only to find a frog sticking out his ugly big fat head from the water.
"ah! So it's you, swimmer, "said the little princess to the frog." I'm crying here because my golden ball fell into the pool. "
"Well, don't be sad, don't cry," replied the frog. "I have a way to help you. If I help you fish out your golden ball, what will you give me in return? "
"Dear frog, you can have anything you want," replied the little princess. "My clothes, my pearls and precious stones, and even this golden crown on my head can be given to you."
Hearing this, the frog said to the little princess, "I don't want any of your clothes, your pearls, your precious stones and your golden crown." However, if you like me, let me be your good friend, let us play games together, let me sit at the same table with you when eating, eat with your little golden plate, drink with your small goblet, and let me sleep in your cot at night; If you promise all this, I will dive into the pool and fish out your golden ball. "
"Yes, that's great," said the little princess. "As long as you are willing to fish out my golden ball, I will agree to everything you ask." Although the little princess said this, she thought to herself, "This frog is really stupid, full of nonsense! He only deserves to squat in the pool and croak with other frogs. How can he be a good friend? "
After the frog got the promise from the little princess, he plunged his head into the water and dived into the pool. After a while, the frog surfaced with a golden ball in his mouth, and then spit it on the grass. The little princess was so happy to see her beloved toy again. She picked up the golden ball and ran.
"Don't run! Don't run! " The frog shouted, "Take me with you! I can't run as fast as you. "
Although the frog shouted desperately at the top of his voice, it was of no use. The little princess ignored the frog's cry at all, but ran straight home and soon forgot all about the poor frog. The frog had to skip back to the pool.
The next day, the little princess and the king and ministers just sat at the table and began to eat with her little golden plate. Suddenly, she heard a crackling sound. With the sound, something jumped up the marble steps. When it reached the door, it knocked at the door and shouted, "Little Princess, open the door quickly!" " Hearing the shouts, the little princess hurried to the door to see who was shouting outside. When I opened the door, I saw that it was the frog, squatting in front of the door. Seeing that it was a frog, the little princess slammed the door, turned around and hurried back to her seat, terrified. The king found the little princess in a state of confusion and asked her:
"Son, how can you be scared like this? Isn't there a giant outside the door trying to take you away? "
"Oh, no," replied the little princess. "It's not a giant, but a nasty frog." "What does the frog want with you?"
"alas! My good father, yesterday, I went to the forest. While sitting on the edge of the pool, the golden ball fell into the pool, so I cried. I cried so hard that the frog fished up the golden ball for me. Because the frog asked me to be his friend, I agreed, but I never thought that he would climb out of the pool and come here so far. Now he is outside the door and wants to come here. " Just then, I heard a knock at the door again, followed by a loud cry:
"Little princess, my love,
Open the door quickly!
The one who loves you has arrived,
Open the door quickly!
You won't forget yesterday,
By the pool under the old linden tree,
The pool is deep and the ball is out of sight.
You promised it yourself. "
After listening to this, the king said to the little princess, "You must never break your word. Go and open the door and let him in." The little princess went over and opened the door. The frog skipped into the door, followed the little princess to the seat, and then shouted, "Take me to your side!" "
The little princess trembled with fear, but the king told her to do as the frog said. The frog was put on the chair, but he was not happy and wanted to go to the table. After getting on the table, he said, "Would you please push your little golden plate a little? So that we can eat quickly. " Obviously, the little princess was reluctant to do so, but she pushed the golden plate over. The frog ate with relish, but the little princess had no appetite at all. Finally, the frog said, "I'm full." Now I'm a little tired, please carry me to your little bedroom, spread your satin cover, and then let's go to bed. "
The little princess was afraid of the cold frog and didn't even dare to touch it. Hearing 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 angrily to her, "whoever helped us in our difficulties should not be despised afterwards."
So the little princess picked up the frog with two slender fingers, took him upstairs and put him in a corner of the bedroom. But as soon as she lay down on the bed, the frog climbed to the bed and said to her, "I'm tired, and I want to sleep in bed, too."
Please pick me up, or I'll tell your father. "
Hearing this, the little princess flew into a rage, grabbed the frog and threw it at the wall.
"Now go to sleep if you want, you ugly nuisance!"
Who knows that when he landed, he was no longer a frog, but suddenly he became a prince: a prince with bright eyes and a big smile. Only then did the prince tell the little princess that he had been enchanted by a vicious witch, and no one but the little princess could save 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 will return to his kingdom together. The next morning, when the sun climbed up the mountain, an eight-horse-drawn carriage had stopped in front of the door, with white feathers on its head, and the horse was covered with glittering harness. Behind the car stood the prince's servant, loyal Henry. After Henry's master was turned into a frog, he was heartbroken, so he put three iron hoops on his chest to prevent his heart from being broken by grief.
The carriage came to take the young prince back to his kingdom. Loyal Henry helped his master and princess into the carriage, and then stood behind the car himself. They had just walked not far after they hit the road when they suddenly heard a crackling sound, as if something had broken. On the way, there was a crackling noise again and again. Every time the prince and princess heard the noise, they thought something was broken in the car. In fact, the loyal Henry was ecstatic when he saw that his master was so happy, so the iron hoops fell off his chest one by one.