Once upon a time, in a land far, far away,  A beautiful, independent, self assured princess, happened upon a frog  as she sat contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a verdant meadow near her castle. 
 The frog hopped onto the princess's lap and said, "Elegant Lady, I was once a handsome prince, until an evil witch cast a spell upon me. One kiss from you, however, and I will turn back into the dapper, young Prince that I am: And then my sweet we can marry and set up housekeeping in yon castle, with my mother, where you can prepare my meals, clean my clothes, That night, while dining on lightly sauteed frog legs seasoned in a white wine and onion cream sauce, she chuckled to herself and thought: |
