There was once a young and very beautiful princess. Her name
was Nadia. She was near a fountain in the garden of her father’s palace. She had a small golden ball. She played with her ball. Suddenly she threw the ball so high in the air that she could not catch it and it fell in the water of the fountain. Nadia looked for her small golden ball, but she could not find it. She began to cry and said,Nadia looked down and saw a frog in the water.“Of course I shall,” cried Nadia, “but what can you do, ugly frog?” “I shall bring your golden ball. But then you will let me live with you,eat from a golden plate, and sleep on your bed.” “Very well,” Nadia said to the frog.“Bring me my golden ball and I shall do what you want.” The frog was happy. It brought the golden ball and Nadia ran away. Soon she forgot about her promise.The next day when noise – tap, tap, tap, tap – and a voice said, “Open the door. You must
On the third night the frog came once more. The next morning when Nadia looked at her pillow she didn’t see the ugly cold frog. There was a most handsome prince there! The prince said “A cruel fairy changed me into a frog and I could only become a prince again when a princess let me eat from a golden plate and sleep on her pillow for three days. Dear princess, you were so kind to me. You let me eat with you and sleep on your pillow, and I want to marry you and to take you to my father’s palace.” And he did so and they were happy all their life.
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