The Frog Prince (our version)

Once Upon a Time....

There was a beautiful little girl who found a cute, green frog.
When she kissed him, he did not become a handsome prince but instead a wonderful playmate for the active princess.

He allowed the princess to tote him around in her palms.
He even went for a bike ride in the driveaway with her. (just don't tell his friends it was a Dora the Explorer trike!)
Poor little frog got tired of playing and tried to hide under some rocks. The princess would not give up the search and came away thrilled that she had found her lost playmate.
Her smile warmed the heart of her Mommy, who was busy working in the garden, and was happy that the Princess had a friend to occupy her for awhile.

But after only about 1 hour of play, green frog began to feel ill. He stopped hopping and squirming and soon just laid still on the Princess's hand.
Princess didn't know what to do. So she tried to liven him up by blowing on his cheeks... that didn't work.
She tried splashing water on him from a nearby mud puddle... that didn't work.
Princess became worried and upset about her new playmate and his lack of entertaining her anymore.
The tears began slowly at first. And then picked up intensity. Nothing seemed to be working. Little, green frog was losing his fight to live!
When Mommy heard the cries coming from her Little Darling Princess, she came to see what the commotion was all about.
"He's dead, Mommy!" was the answer to Mommy's question about the situation.
After a quick examination of green frog, it was determined that he was very homesick and needed his family.
Princess reluctantly allowed Mommy to place green frog in his favorite spot in the garden.
He didn't move...
So to get Princess interested in something else, Mommy let her use the big shovel and dig a hole to "help" with garden preparations.
Soon Princess forgot all about little frog.
When the time came to move indoors for clean-up and lunch, Mommy went to check on green frog and was so happy to see that he was gone.
He had found his way back to his family!
Princess wanted to go find him but Mommy insisted that it was better for him to be in his home now.
And the two left the garden with the promise of finding another playmate next time....
maybe a wiggly worm?
The End