Hiya readers, it's Perky-Thief again, bringing you Chapter Two of My Frog Prince. I'm perfectly well aware that the chapters are extremely small, however, they have to be kept at that size. If they weren't, then the story would sadly be an extremely long one-shot, and I don't want that.
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Recap:
Naturally I agreed (I did want my ball back, after all), and within moments, he had swum over to me with my ball. Keeping my promise, I picked him up and took him back to the castle with me. I was very careful not to let anyone see him.
Thankfully, no one noticed, so, when we reached my room I placed him on my bed, and told him my story. I told him that the Ambassador was coming in only a few days, and that I had no idea how to act like a princess. Upon hearing this, he immediately offered to help me and give me 'princess lessons.' I hadn't a clue what he was talking about, but all he told me was to meet him in the Ballroom. With that, he hopped off my bed and out of my room.
My Frog Prince
Chapter Two
When I eventually reached the Ballroom, he was sitting in the middle of the room. I sat down on a chair, and asked him what he was doing. He told me simply, "just watch what I do, and follow." Suddenly, he stood up on his two hind legs and began doing a Waltz. It was the funniest thing I'd ever seen! When he finished, he told me to try.
Hesitantly, I got up, and used the same footing that he had. I wasn't very good at it, but he told me to keep on trying. So I did, and by the end of the day, I had basically learned to Waltz!
After that, we went back up to my room. I was lying in my bed, and he was sitting on a chair. Out-of-nowhere, he said, "Tomorrow, I shall teach you a princess's table manners and how to curtsy." I agreed, drowsily, and drifted off to sleep.
When I awoke, I found a small table covered with cutlery, waiting in my room. The frog was on top of a China plate, yelling at me to get up. Groggily, I got up and walked over to the table. He pointed out what forks were used for what meals, and what spoons for the soups.
Then, he taught me my table manners. I remember how he kept on saying, "keep your elbows off the table, put your napkin on your lap, and don't slurp your soup…" He went on and on about how I should act and what I should do in certain situations. It was very tiring, but well worth it in the end.
Later that night, when we were in my room, I said to him, "here, I want you to keep my golden ball. It was given to me when I was young. Now I want you to have it." At first, he objected; he said that it was mine and I should keep it, but I insisted. Eventually, he accepted.
It had been three days since I found him. He was spending all his time with me, and I didn't want to admit it, but he was kind of cute…for a frog. I wondered about how long I could keep him a secret, no one else had known about him. Or so I thought…
Now at that particular time, I didn't know it, but Henrietta had been watching us, consumed with anger. Jealousy filled her heart. She feared that if he continued teaching me how to be a princess, her changes at ruling would be lost for good. So she did the only thing she could think of…
She kidnapped my frog.
She knew that he needed water to survive, so during one night, she stuffed him into a bag and kept him hidden in the woods, with no water. To make things worse, by the time I found out about this act, it was the day the Ambassador came to judge us.
I was sitting in my room that day, wondering what could have happened to him. On instinct, I knew that I had to go out right away to find him, even if that did mean Henrietta becoming the ruler.
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