Once upon a time, there was a
princess who had a golden ball.
She lived in a palace with her father, the
King, and her seven sisters. Every day she played with her ball in the garden of
the palace. At the end of the garden there was a
, dark lake.
When the weather was
, the princess liked playing near the lake.
, one day she dropped her golden ball into the water.
She was very
and she sat on the grass and started to cry.
, she heard a voice: "Don't cry, princess".
She opened her eyes and saw a
large
frog. "Oh, please help me !" she said, "I can't get my ball."
"I'll help you",
said the frog, "if I can come and live with you in the palace!"
"Yes, yes,
of course. I promise", said the princess.
So the frog jumped into the water
and came back with the ball.
The princess laughed and took the ball. She
ran
back to the palace and forgot all about the frog.
The frog was very
. He followed the princess into the palace and told his story to the King.
"A promise is a promise" said the frog.
"Yes", said the King and called his
daughter : "A promise is a promise, my daughter. Take this frog to your room and
look after him
.
The princess cried again, but she took the frog and put him on her bed.
The frog looked at her and said
: "Please, kiss me, princess"
She closed her eyes and kissed him.
, the frog turned into a
prince.
Of course, he and the princess fell in love.
One week later, they
married and they lived
ever after.