Reading Notes: Grimm (LibriVox) Part A

For this unit I decided that the story "The Frog Prince" was the best suited for me if I decided to retell it in my own words. The story goes that a princess goes out one night with her toy ball and is continuously throwing it into the sky. She throws it higher and higher until suddenly she throws it so high that when it comes down, it bounces into a spring. She cried and weeps and even says that she'd give away all her belongings just to get the ball back. Upon hearing this a frog emerged from the spring and told her that he would get the ball for her if she let him sit next to her, eat off her plate, and sleep on her bed. The arrogant princess she is, said yes, but once the frog retrieved her ball she sprinted back to her castle in joy and forgot about the frog. The next morning the frog appeared at her door, but she freaked out and worried her parents. She told her parents about the night before and they told her that she must respect her promises, so she let the frog hop on her chair and sit next to her. She let him eat off her plate until he was full and once that happened she took him up to her bed to sleep. The same thing happened the next day and the next day. However, on the final day the frog turned into a handsome prince and asked for her hand in marriage. She agreed and they lived happily ever after. This reminds me a lot of the Disney movie "The Princess and the Frog". In my own version I would make the frog's three things to break the witches curse be something more interesting instead of just sitting, eating, and sleeping for three straight days.

Grimm (LibriVox) by Brothers Grimm, link to online reading

(The Princess and the Frog, Source: Richard Crouse)