My Short Stories
The Frog Prince
One fine evening a young princess
put on her bonnet and clogs, and went
out to take a walk by herself in a
wood; and when she came to a cool
spring of water with a rose in the
middle of it, she sat herself down to
rest a...
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My Short Stories
The Frog Prince
One fine evening a young princess
put on her bonnet and clogs, and went
out to take a walk by herself in a
wood; and when she came to a cool
spring of water with a rose in the
middle of it, she sat herself down to
rest a while.
Now she had a golden
ball in her hand, which was her
favourite plaything; and she was
always
tossing it up
into the air,
and catching
it again as it
fell.
After a
time she
threw it up
so high that
she missed
catching it as
it fell; and the ball bounded away,
and rolled along on the ground, until
at last it fell down into the spring.
The princess looked into the spring
after her ball, but it was very deep,
so deep that she could not see the
bottom of it.
She began to cry, and
said, Alas! if I could only get my ball
again, I would give all my fine clothes
and jewels, and everything that I
have in the world.
Whilst she was speaking, a frog
put its head out of the water, and
said, Princess, why do you weep so
bitterly?
Alas
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