“Who was it that upset you so
much, my darling?” her father
asked.
“Oh, father…" said the princess
not knowing how to explain
what happened at the lake,
“Yesterday I was playing
with the gold ball you
gave me as a present, when I
dropped it in the lake. There was a frog there and
the frog offered to help me
get it out from the lake
bottom. In return I had to
promise that he could live
with me here.” The king thought for a while,
but then he said,
“You are a princess and
princesses should never give
empty promises. Stick to
your words and let him in.”
The princess went to open the door and the frog jumped to the dinner table,
making nasty tapping and splashing sounds. The frog turned his head to
the princess. “Please lift me so that I can sit on the chair next to you,” he asked.