The Frog Prince
There
was a pretty little princess who lived in a castle near a dark forest. On hot
days she liked nothing better than to play with her golden ball under the shade
of the trees.
One
day, she dropped the ball into a deep well. The princess wept
bitterly at the loss of her ball. Suddenly, an ugly old frog appeared. “Whatever
is the matter?” he asked. “I’ve lost my golden ball,” she cried.
“What
will you give me if I get it for you?” asked the frog. “My jewels
and my crown,” said the princess.
“No
good to me,” said the frog. “But if you promise to love me, and let me eat from
your plate and sleep in your bed, then I will get it.”
The
princess promised without thinking. So the frog dove into the
well and brought her back the golden ball.
But
as soon as she had it in her hand, the princess ran off home. “Wait
for me!” called the frog.
The
princess forgot all about her promise. But the next day, when she was having
dinner with her father, there was a knock at the door and in hopped
the frog. The king made the princess tell him the whole story.
“Of
course you must keep your promise,” he said sternly. “Lift the frog onto the
table.” So the princess had to share her dinner with the frog, but it took her appetite
away!
When
it was time for bed, the king made his daughter carry the frog upstairs to her
bedroom.
How
the princess didn’t want a cold, clammy
frog in her bed! But she knew that her father would be angry if she didn’t share
her bed with the frog. So she let it hop onto her pillow.
“Now
you must kiss me good night,” said the frog. The princess scrunched
her face and closed her eyes. Then she gave him the smallest kiss. But when she
opened her eyes, the frog had gone and in his place was a handsome prince.
“You’ve broken the spell,” he said.
The
prince was so grateful that he asked the princess to marry him. And since she
liked him much better as a prince than as a frog, she said yes. He took her to
his palace, where they lived happily ever after.
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Pangeran Katak
Ada
seorang putri belia yang cantik yang tinggal di sebuah istana dekat hutan
gelap. Setiap hari sedang cerah ia suka sekali bermain dengan bola emasnya
dibanding lainnya di bawah naungan teduh pohon.
Suatu
hari, ia menjatuhkan bola tersebut ke dalam sumur yang sangat dalam. Putri
menangis dengan getir kehilangan bolanya. Tiba-tiba, seekor katak jelek muncul.
“Ada apa?” tanya katak. “Aku kehilangan bola emasku,” tangis sang putri.
“Apa
yang akan kamu berikan padaku sebagai imbalan jikalau aku mengambilkannya
untukmu?” tanya katak. “Perhiasanku dan mahkotaku,” kata putri.
“Itu
tidak menarik buatku,” kata katak. “Tapi jika kamu berjanji mencintaiku, dan
membiarkanku memakan makanan di piringmu dan tidur di kasurmu, maka akan aku mengambilnya.”
Putri
berjanji tanpa berpikir panjang. Lalu katak tersebut meluncur ke dalam sumur
dan membawakannya kembali bola emas tadi.
Tapi
segera setelah putri mendapatkan bolanya, ia berlari pulang. “Tunggu aku!”
pinta katak.
Putri
lupa semua hal terkait janjinya. Namun sehari kemudian, ketika ia sedang makan
malam dengan ayahandanya, ada ketukan dari balik pintu dan meloncatlah masuk
katak. Sang raja meminta putri memberi tahu seluruh cerita.
“Tentu
saja kamu harus memenuhi janjimu,” kata raja dengan galak. “Angkat katak itu ke
atas meja.” Lalu putri harus berbagi makan malam dengan katak, namun itu
menghilangkan selera makannya!
Ketika
waktunya tidur, sang raja meminta putrinya membawa katak naik tangga menuju
kamar tidur.
Bagaimanapun
putri tidak ingin masuk angin, katak yang basah lagi lengket itu di atas kasur!
Namun ia tahu bahwa ayahnya akan sangat
marah jika ia tidak berbagi tempat tidur dengan katak. Lalu ia membiarkan katak
melompat ke atas bantalnya.
“Kali
ini kamu harus memberikanku kecupan pengantar tidur,” kata katak. Putri
mengerutkan wajahnya dan menutup kedua matanya. Kemudian dia memberikannya
sedikit ciuman. Namun ketika ia membuka matanya, katak tersebut lenyap dan
muncullah seorang pangeran tampan dari tempat katak tadi. “Kamu telah
meruntuhkan mantra jahat,” kata pangeran.
Sang
pangeran sangat berterima kasih lalu melamar putri. Dan sejak saat itu putri
mencintai pangeran lebih dalam sebagai pangeran daripada sebagai seekor katak.
Pangeran membawanya ke istananya, dimana mereka hidup bahagia selamanya.
(Cerita diterjemahkan oleh Joesin Translation dari karya Mary Hoffman dalam "A First Book of Fairy Tales and Myths")
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