The Prince Who Married a Frog 王子娶了一只青蛙.docVIP

The Prince Who Married a Frog 王子娶了一只青蛙 　　There was once a king who had three sons of marriageable age. In order to avoid any dispute over their choice of three brides， he said， “Aim as far as you can with the sling. There where the stone falls you will get your wife.” 　　The three sons picked up their slings and shot. The oldest boy sent his stone flying all the way to the roof of a bakery， so he got the baker girl. The second boy released his stone， which came down on the house of a weaver. The youngest son’s stone landed in a ditch. 　　Immediately after the shots， each boy rushed off to his betrothed with a ring. The oldest brother was met by a lovely maiden as fresh as a newly baked cake， the middle brother by a fair girl with silky hair and skin， while the youngest， after looking and looking， saw nothing but a frog in that ditch. 　　They returned to the king to tell him about their betrothed. “Now，” said the king， “whoever has the best wife will inherit the kingdom. Here begin the tests.” He gave them each some hemp to be spun and returned within three days， to see which betrothed was the best spinner. 　　The sons went to their betrothed and urged them to spin their best. Highly embarrassed， the youngest boy took the hemp to the rim of the ditch and called: 　　“Frog， frog!” 　　“Who calls?” 　　“Your love who loves you not！” 　　“If you love me not， never mind. Later you shall， when a fine figure I cut.” 　　The frog jumped out of the water onto a leaf. The king’s son gave her the hemp， telling her he’d pick up the spun thread three days later. 　　Three days later the older brothers anxiously hastened to the baker girl and the weaver girl to pick up their spun hemp. The baker girl produced a beautiful piece of work; the weaver girl， who was an expert at this sort of thing， had spun hers to look like silk. But how did the youngest son fare? He went to the ditch and called: 　　“Frog， frog!” 　　“Who calls?” 　　“Your love who loves you not！” 　　“If you love me not