12 years a toad

Once upon a time, there was a wonderful princess named Isabella, who was to rule the very small country Merridela. Isabella (or Bella for short) was 2 years old when the mean fairy Angora turned her into a toad. She had a miserable life as a toad. One day, on Bella's 14th birthday, a prince came on horseback. Bella was in the middle of the dirt road the prince was riding on. He stopped short as he neared the toad. He was fascinated, never seeing a mysterious creature like that before. The prince picked it up, and, for some odd reason, licked it to see if it tasted good. It didn't. But he did not notice, because before his very eyes, he was watching a princess transform from the toad. Princess Isabella, namely. She stared at him with her huge blue eyes, and her wavy hair around her shoulders. She said "Thank You," and curtsied to him.

He said, "Will you marry me? I love you dearly."

She didn't even hesitate. Bella said, "Yes! Of course! You broke the hideous spell that the bad fairy, Angora, put on me. I have been a frog for 12 years..."

To be continued...