TwylaTwobits
Feb 18, 2010, 5:07 PM
This is the fairy tale that should have been read to little girls when they were little:
Once upon a time
~~~~~~~~~
in a land 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 into the princess' 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 your castle
~~~~~~~~~
with my mother,
~~~~~~~~~
where you can prepare my meals,
~~~~~~~~~
clean my clothes, bear my children,
~~~~~~~~~
and forever feel
grateful and happy doing so."
~~~~~~~~~
That night,
~~~~~~~~~
as the princess dined sumptuously
~~~~~~~~~
on lightly sauteed frog legs
~~~~~~~~~
seasoned in a white wine
~~~~~~~~~
and onion cream sauce,
~~~~~~~~~
she chuckled and thought to herself:
~~~~~~~~~
'I don't think so.'
Once upon a time
~~~~~~~~~
in a land 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 into the princess' 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 your castle
~~~~~~~~~
with my mother,
~~~~~~~~~
where you can prepare my meals,
~~~~~~~~~
clean my clothes, bear my children,
~~~~~~~~~
and forever feel
grateful and happy doing so."
~~~~~~~~~
That night,
~~~~~~~~~
as the princess dined sumptuously
~~~~~~~~~
on lightly sauteed frog legs
~~~~~~~~~
seasoned in a white wine
~~~~~~~~~
and onion cream sauce,
~~~~~~~~~
she chuckled and thought to herself:
~~~~~~~~~
'I don't think so.'