It was a perfect New Orleans day as a young six year old African-American girl with black hair in pigtails wearingba green dress was playing in the bayou as she loved being there especially after the story her parents had told her about them being turned into frogs by the Shadow Man, but fell in love.
Her name was Layla but very smart and hard working like her mother Tiana helping her set tables in the restaurant, watching her Mom bake her delicious treats and dishes but loved music like her father Naveen.
"Aww man, it got away!" she said.
The little girl had been chasing frogs as usual, one of her favourite games since she didn't have many friends but liked being around Louis who was teaching her to play the sax.
"Layla, you okay baby girl?" she heard Louis say.
"Yep Louis I'm fine." she said.
But two eyes were watching her as they belonged to a little frog who was lonely like Layla was, but different so the other amphibians in the bayou didn't want to be around her.
"She is like me, alone." she muttered.
"Hello?
Who said that, anybody out there?" Layla asked curious as the voice was coming from behind a log.
The little girl saw a blue-green skinned frog there but wasn't afraid of it like most girls her age plus she had wished on the wishing star for a friend knowing she had to dig a little deeper to make it happen.
"Hi there I'm Tori." the frog said making Layla impressed.
"Cool are you a person that turned into a frog?" the girl asked as the female amphibian chuckled.
"No, I was born this way.
Don't you have any friends?" she asked Layla.
"Not really, but I like being around my parents and the time they were turned into frogs.
Don't you have any friends?" Layla asked her.
"Nope mon chere.
The other frogs in the bayou think I"m odd plus I am fixated with humans." she said.
"Cool, you wanna be friends?" Layla asked.
"Really?" Tori asked as the girl nodded.
"Yep since we can both use a friend, plus my folks won't mind." Layla told her knowing her parents would be looking for her.
"You okay Lay?
I think your parents are looking for ya." Louis told her.
She underdtood but leaving the bayou but unaware that Tori had jumped into her dress pocket but were going home seeing her father playing the mandolin.
"Hey sweetie, you were at the bayou huh?" Naveen said.
"Yep." Layla asked going inside.
She saw her mother working but going to her room unaware that her new friend had followed her home.
"Layla you wanna help me bake?" Tiana said from downstairs.
"Yeah, coming!" Layla said as she went downstairs.