The Frog-Prince

written by the Grimm brothers

translated by Edgar Taylor and Marian Edwardes

Ebook, 2008

Genre: Classic children's fairytale

Reading Level: ages 4-10

1 pg

The frog-prince is the story of a princess who goes to a small spring and is playing with her gold ball which she ends up dropping into the spring and gets very upset until a nasty frog comes to the surface and promises the princess that if she will take him with her back to her castle and allow him to eat from her plate and sleep on her pillow. The princess hesitantly agrees because she really wants her golden ball. The frog retrieves the ball for her and the princess ignoring the frog returns to her castle. At dinner with the king that night the frog comes to the door and says that she promised, and the king hearing that the princess gave her word tells her she must do it. Reluctantly, and a little grossed out, agrees and the frog eats from her plate and sleeps on her pillow. He leaves the next morning and the princess is relieved it's over. Until that night the frog returns, as he does the next night. Then the morning after the third night the princess wakes up to a handsome prince who explains to her that he was cursed to be a frog until a beautiful princess allowed him to eat from her plate and sleep on her pillow for three nights. He proposes to her and they are soon married and lived "happily a great many years."

I would recommend this to any child who likes fairytales. It is a classic princess story that little girls, and boys, love.

I see no conflict that could come from this story.

I really love fairy tales and this one especially. They are so entertaining and simple. I especially love the idea of a "happy" ending.

My rating: 4 out of 5

I also read: Rapunzel, Briar Rose, and Hans in Luck