The Princess and the Frog.

Once upon a time there lived a beautiful young princess who happened to be out walking through some woods. Suddenly she saw a frog in a pond. A little distance away she also noticed a large and magnificent castle. At that moment the frog spoke to the young woman. She was quite astonished, not being accustomed to hearing animals speak.

Anyway, every day she went to the same small pool of water to talk to her new frog-friend. Gradually, after many months, Esmeralda, for that was her name, discovered that she had fallen in love with the frog.

One day, during one of their regular chats, the frog asked the beautiful princess for a kiss. Hiding her disgust at the thought, she bent down to do as he asked. At that moment he was transformed suddenly into the most handsome prince Esmeralda had ever seen. It turned out that a witch had cast a spell on him and taken his castle where she now lived.

Having been released from the spell, the prince went up to the castle and killed the witch. He then came back to Esmeralda whom he soon married, and they lived happily ever after.