The Frog Prince

A fairytale about a lost golden ball, a helpful frog, a kept promise, and a prince revealed.

The Frog Prince

Esit warwas einmalonce eina Mädchengirl, dasthat hattehad ihreher goldenegolden Kugelball inin einena tiefendeep Brunnenwell fallenfall lassenlet. Sieshe warwas sehrvery traurigsad, weilbecause sieshe ihreher Kugelball verlorenlost hattehad. Plötzlichsuddenly hörteheard sieshe einea tiefedeep Stimmevoice, diethat sagtesaid: „Waswhat gibstgive duyou mirme, wennif/when ichI deineyour Kugelball ausout of demthe Brunnenwell holefetch?“

Dasthe Mädchengirl sahsaw sichherself umaround undand entdecktediscovered einena Froschfrog, derwho/that ausout of demthe Wasserwater hervorschautpeeks out. Derthe Froschfrog sagtesaid wiederagain: „Waswhat gibstgive duyou mirme, wennif/when ichI deineyour Kugelball ausout of demthe Brunnenwell holefetch?“

Dasthe Mädchengirl versprachpromised demto the Froschfrog alleseverything, waswhat erhe wolltewanted, wennif/when erhe ihrher diethe Kugelball bringenbring würdewould. Derthe Froschfrog sprangjumped inin denthe Brunnenwell undand brachtebrought ihrher diethe goldenegolden Kugelball zurückback. Alswhen dasthe Mädchengirl diethe Kugelball inin derthe Handhand hieltheld, rannteran sieshe schnellquickly wegaway undand vergaßforgot denthe Froschfrog.

Aberbut amon the Abendevening hörteheard sieshe wiederagain diethe tiefedeep Stimmevoice desof the Froschesfrog’s. Diesmalthis time sagtesaid erhe: „Jetztnow willwant ichI beiwith diryou seinbe. IchI willwant inin deinemyour Bettbed schlafensleep undand vonfrom deinemyour Tellerplate esseneat.“ Dasthe Mädchengirl warwas sehrvery verärgertupset undand sagtesaid: „Dasthat kanncan ichI nichtnot tundo. Duyou bistare eina Froschfrog!“

Derthe Froschfrog batasked dasthe Mädchengirl nochonce more einmalagain, ihnhim insinto the Bettbed zuto lassenlet. Schließlichfinally gabgave sieshe nachin undand nahmtook denthe Froschfrog mitwith insinto the Bettbed. Aberbut alswhen sieshe einschlieffell asleep, sprangjumped derthe Froschfrog vonfrom ihremher Kopfkissenpillow undand verwandeltetransformed sichhimself ininto einena wunderschönenbeautiful Prinzenprince. Derthe Prinzprince erklärteexplained, dassthat erhe vonby einera bösenwicked Hexewitch verfluchtcursed wurdewas undand nuronly vonby einema Mädchengirl erlöstredeemed werdenbe konntecould, dasthat ihnhim liebteloved undand ihmhim geholfenhelped hattehad.

Dasthe Mädchengirl warwas glücklichhappy, dassthat derthe Prinzprince nunnow freifree warwas undand sichhimself ininto einena wunderschönenbeautiful Mannman verwandelttransformed hattehad. Siethey heiratetenmarried undand lebtenlived glücklichhappily bisuntil ansto the Endeend ihrertheir Tagedays.

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  • Was verlor das Mädchen am Anfang der Geschichte?
    eine Kette
    eine goldene Kugel
    einen Ring

Vocabulary
verlieren
to lose
lassen
to let; have done
nehmen
to take
heiraten
to marry
aber
but
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