青蛙王子

Once upon a time, there was a king. He had several daughters and the youngest princess was the most beautiful one. People called her Little Princess. On the twelfth birthday of Little Princess, the king gave her a golden ball as her birthday gift. She liked it very much.

从前，有一位国王。他有好几个女儿。他的小女儿是最漂亮的。人们都叫她小公主。 小公主十二岁生日的时候，国王送给她一个精致的金球作为生日礼物。她特别喜欢这个金球。

There was a deep pool in the forest behind the palace. Little Princess often went there. Whenever she felt bored, she would take out the ball, toss and then catch it. It was her favourite game. One day, she went to the pool as usual. She tossed the ball but failed to catch it. The ball dropped into the pool and disappeared.

皇宫后面有一片森林，森林里有一个深不见底的水潭。小公主常常在水潭边玩。 每当感到无聊的时候，她就会拿出金球，先把它抛到空中，再伸手接住。这是她最喜欢的游戏。 有一天，她像往常一样在水潭边玩。她取出金球, 抛向空中。可是这一次球没有落回她的手里，而是扑通一声掉进了水潭，很快就沉了下去。

Little Princess began to cry. Suddenly, she heard a voice, " What's the matter, Little Princess? Why are you crying?” She looked around, but there was nobody. Then she heard the voice again: " Are you looking for me?” She looked down and found a frog sitting on a lotus leaf. It was an ugly frog with a big head.

小公主伤心地大哭起来。突然，她听见有人大声说："漂亮的小公主，你怎么啦？怎么哭得这么伤心？” 她吃惊地到处张望，可周围一个人也没有。就在这时，那个声音又出现了： “你是在找我吗？ ” 她往下看，发现一只青蛙坐在荷叶上。他脑袋大大的，长得可丑了。

” My favourite golden ball dropped into the lake, " Little Princess said. " How can you reward me if I fetch it back for you?” the frog asked. ''Whatever you want, " Little Princess answered. " I want to be your friend and I wish we could play, eat and sleep together. " the frog said. “ No problem, " Little Princess answered while thinking to herself, " I'll never make friends with such an ugly frog. "

”我最喜欢的金球掉进水潭了，“小公主说。 “如果我帮你找回金球，你拿什么报答我呢？ ”青蛙说。小公主急切地回答：“你要什么都可以！” 青蛙说：“我希望做你的好朋友，和你一起玩游戏，用你的小盘子吃饭,在你的小床上睡觉。” “没问题，”小公主嘴上这样说，心里却想：“你这么丑，我才不和你做朋友呢！”

The frog believed what Little Princess said. He jumped into the pool and brought out the golden ball. Little Princess was so happy to get her ball back. The frog was happy, too, because now he became the princess's friend. He couldn't wait to play with Little Princess.

青蛙相信了小公主的话，他潜到水下，拿出了金球。 小公主很高兴能拿回她的球。 青蛙也很高兴，因为现在他已经是小公主的朋友啦。他迫不及待地想和小公主一起玩游戏了。

But Little Princess picked up the ball and ran away. " Wait! ” the frog shouted. “ I'm your friend now. Did you forget what you said?” But Little Princess kept running. The frog couldn't catch up with her. Little Princess forgot about the frog soon after she returned home.

小公主捧起金球，突然拔腿就跑。 “别跑啊！”青蛙扯开嗓子喊道，“我已经是你的朋友啦, 你已经忘了你答应的吗？” 但小公主只是一个劲儿的朝皇宫跑去。青蛙根本追不上她。 回去以后，小公主很快就把青蛙忘得一干二净。