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In The Frog Prince, a spoiled princess grudgingly befriends a frog after a chance meeting at a pond. Forced against her will to spend time with the creature, he is ultimately revealed to be a handsome prince under a spell when she hurls him against the wall. In many other versions of the story, the curse is broken by a kiss or a night spent on the princess' pillow. It is possible that the idea for the story goes back to Roman times when the emperor Nero was often mockingly compared to a frog.

“The Frog Prince” is a fairy tale by the Grimm brothers, Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859). It was first published in 1812; it was translated in English by Margaret Hunt (1831–1912) in 1884.The ebook contains the most beautiful illustrations by Walter Crane (1845-1915), Arthur Rackham (1867-1939), Charles Robinson (1870-1937), Anne Anderson (1874-1930)

“ONCE, IN OLDEN TIMES, when wishes still had power, there lived a king. All of his daughters were beautiful, but the youngest was the loveliest of all. The sun itself, which sees so much, was dazzled when its light shone on her face.” Thus begins The Frog Prince, the classic fairy tale, best known in the version set down by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. When a young princess meets a frog after she drops her favorite toy into a well, she thoughtlessly makes a promise to love him if he retrieves it. But once the frog fetches her toy, she runs away—until the king insists that she keeps her word. Frightened and repulsed by the frog, she is forced to let him share her meal and must then let him share her room • Part of NorthSouth Books program of classic fairy tales, featuring the original stories of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen…never watered down or “Disney-fied” and always paired with tremendous art from celebrated European illustrators. • The Frog Prince is one of Grimm’s most beloved tales. • The larger theme of Frog Prince, to look beyond outward appearance, is timely and important.

Whatever you will have, dear frog," said she, "My clothes, my pearls and jewels, and even the golden crown which I am wearing." The frog answered, "I do not care for your clothes, your pearls and jewels, nor for your golden crown, but if you will love me and let me be your companion and play-fellow, and sit by you at your little table, and eat off your little golden plate, and drink out of your little cup, and sleep in your little bed - if you will promise me this I will go down below, and bring you your golden ball up again." The wonderful story of the frog that demands things which are not for a frog and the lovely princess that makes thoughtlessly promises which she doesn't want to keep - based on the classic translation b Margaret Hunt and lovingly illustrated in black and white, so that the print edition can be used as a coloring book. When coloring it is recommended to use only colored pencils to avoid bleed through.