THE FROG PRINCE

Once upon a lily pad there lived a tiny frog.

He lived inside a piece of wood that broke off from a log.

He was very hard to catch, and was different colors,

So he didn't match.

He was cheerless. NOT because he was blue and green,

But because he was a prince you see,

A tragic story for you and me.

It happened long ago to him,

The day he would turn fat instead of slim.

An evil witch loved him!

But when she heard he was getting married,

She became jealous and cursed, and got altogether worried.

She cursed him to be a frog and live in a bog.

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She of coarse made a cure,

When true love is pure.

When he would kiss his true love

There would be a HISS and a POP!

And he would turn back into a Prince, and no longer hop!

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But sadly the witch passed away I'm sorry to say.

That is why he is sad.

BUT! Be glad for any maiden can kiss him,

If they aren't afraid of him.

Alas! Maidens (about twenty-two) ran away,

When our frog prince said, "How do you do?"

Now he is discouraged. He wishes a maiden would have courage, to kiss a frog that lives inside a piece of wood broken off from a log.

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One sun shiny day, a fair maiden came his way.

"How do you do?"

"I'm fine, how about you? Alas! Who asked thee?"

"I did! It was me!"

The maiden looked down, and saw a tiny frog on a piece of log.

"Why so glum my warty friend? Are you coming to an end?"

"No, no! I'm not coming to and end. However my piece of log does rot, while I wait for a maiden to kiss me.

And wait for this curse to release me!"

"OH my warty friend! I will help thee, if only he helps me.

I'm in desperate need! My father is sick, the animals need feed, and my cat Harry has a tick!"

"Splendid! Splendid! I will help thee, but first kiss me!"

She lifted him up in her small palm and began to sing a lovely song.

Then she put her lips to his small warty face and….

POP!

A handsome Prince!

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"Thank you, thank you! You are a very nice maiden. You shall have a food table laden. But since you helped thee,

PLEASE, PLEASE MARRY ME!"

"I will." The maiden said. "But first my father sick."

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So the two got married, and the father was no longer sick, the animals had feed, and Harry the cat no longer had a tick.

So next time your sick in bed, read this short story,

Go-ahead!