The Frog Prince
One evening a young princess went to take a walk. She sat
down to rest by a spring. She was tossing up and down a gold ball. The ball
eventually fell into the spring. She could not see the ball in the spring, so
she began crying. She would’ve given up anything for the ball back. A frog
poked his head out and asked why she was crying. He then promised to bring her
the ball if she let the frog live with her. The princess decided to lie to the
frog so that she would get her ball back. The frog retrieved the ball and the
princess grabbed it and ran home. The frog followed her home and the princess
was frightened. The king asked what frightened her and she explained the frog.
The king explained that she must keep her word. The frog got to eat from her
table and sleep in her bed. After 3 days, the frog turned into a handsome
prince. The princess had broken the spell on the prince and he invited her to
live with him in his kingdom.
Rapunzel
By Johnny Gruelle Found on Wiki
Rapunzel
There was a man and woman who wanted a child badly. There was
a garden behind their house belonging to an enchantress. There was a rampion
planted that the wife really wanted to eat. The husband decided to fetch it at
any cost. The husband was caught stealing. He was allowed to take the rampion
in exchange for their soon to be child. The enchantress took the child like she
said, and the child grew to be beautiful. The enchantress locked her away and visited
her by climbing up her hair. A king’s son heard Rapunzel singing and needed to
find her but could not reach her. He hid and learned to sing the song to climb
her hair. He did so the next day and frightened Rapunzel. They planned their
escape but the enchantress learned of it. She sent Rapunzel away and blinded
the king’s son. He wandered for years blind till he heard the voice of Rapunzel
again and found her. They lived happily ever after.
Bibliography:
Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm, an audiobook recording available at LibriVox based on a Project Gutenberg publication. Link
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