the princess and the frog story retold by bev evans
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The Princess and the
Frog
Story retold by Bev Evans
Once upon a time there was a king who had seven
daughters.
She loved to play in the palace grounds
with her golden ball.
All of them were very beautiful, but the one who was
the most beautiful was the youngest
daughter.
One day, the Princess was playing ball by a stream in
the forest.
She threw the ball up and down,
catching it every time. Then, all of a sudden – SPLASH!
– the Princess dropped the ball. The Princess was
very upset.
The princess was so upset that she began to cry.
Then she noticed a frog sitting beside
her.
“I can fetch your golden ball, just as
long as you promise me something in
return,” said the frog.
The frog jumped down into the
water. He was down there for a long
time when…
Without waiting to hear what the frog
wanted the princess agreed.
…up he popped with the golden
ball!The princess could
not thank him enough!
“Thank you, frog!” she cried, “Now what can I do for
you?”
The Princess did not like that idea at all! She didn’t want the
frog living in her beautiful palace, so she ran back home.“I want you to
promise that you will look after me in the palace and be my best friend,” replied the frog.
She did not realise that the frog was
following her all the way back to the
palace.
The Princess ran into the palace and shut the door, but
the frog sat outside the door, croaking loudly until she let
him in.
..
The King wanted to know what was
going on.
The King told her she must carry out
her promise, and he let the frog in.
The Princess told her father what had
happened.
Her father, however, said she must carry
out her promise.
The Princess got very upset.
The frog stayed with the princess all day,
even though she was not very nice to
him!
Eventually, it was time for bed.
The Princess reluctantly carried
the frog to her beautiful bedroom.
Then something magical happened!
As the Princess placed the frog on
her pillow he transformed into a handsome prince!
The Prince told her how he had been cursed by an evil
witch.
Soon, the Prince and the Princess became
best friends. And everyone lived
happily ever after.
Only the friendship of a beautiful
princess could break the curse.
The EndThe EndThe EndThe EndStory retold by Bev Evans
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