princesses

Érase una vez un rey y una reina que aunque vivían felices en su castillo ansiaban día tras día tener un hijo. Un día, estaba la Reina nadando en el río cuando una rana que oyó sus lágrimas le dijo. - Mi Reina, muy pronto verá cumplido su deseo. En menos de un año dará a luz a una niña. Al cabo de un año se cumplió el pronóstico y la Reina dió a luz a una bella princesita. Ella y su marido, el Rey, estaban tan contentos que quisieron celebrar una gran fiesta en honor a su primogénita.

There were once a man and a woman who had long in vain wished for a child. At length the woman hoped that God was about to grant her desire. These people had a little window at the back of their house from which a splendid garden could be seen, which was full of the most beautiful flowers and herbs. It was, however, surrounded by a high wall, and no one dared to go into it because it belonged to an enchantress, who had great power and was dreaded by all the world.

This story is called The Frog Prince by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. This is a LibraryCall adaptation and recording. One fine morning, a young princess named Luisa put on her coat and shoes and went outside to play in the woods. After walking for a while, she came to a cool pond and decided to sit down for a rest. She had brought her favorite golden ball with her, and as she sat, she mindlessly tossed it up into the air and caught it again. Eventually, she threw the ball so high that it bounced off the branch of a tree and went crashing down into the water.

There was a miller, who left no more estate to the three sons he had, than his Mill, his Ass, and his Cat. The partition was soon made. Neither the scrivener nor attorney were sent for. They would soon have eaten up all the poor patrimony.