The beautiful princess was cursed and turned into an ugly little frog in the pond.
Only what she desires most in her heart can lift this terrible curse.
What does the princess desire most in her heart?
A loving kiss from the prince, of course.
But the princess had completely unrequited love for the prince before, and even when the princess was most radiant, the prince never fell in love with her.
Now that the princess has become an ugly frog, how can the prince be moved to her?
A kiss full of love exists only in princess dreams.
***
The princess is not going to give up.
She went to ask the passing north wind how to get the prince's kiss.
The north wind said, I can help you, and let you follow the prince's footsteps closely, not for a moment.
As soon as he turns his head, he will see you.
Then Beifeng brought the princess to the prince's side, so that the princess could confide her love.
"Dear prince, I love you so much, I beseech you, give me a loving kiss."
Unfortunately, the wind was so loud that the prince could not hear.
He rode his horse on his own and ran in the direction of the rising sun, without looking back.
Only the princess was left in place, silent.
Because the prince didn't love her, no matter what she said, it was just like the wind in the distance, and couldn't be heard at all.
***
The princess went to ask the moon in the sky how to get the prince's kiss.
The moon said, I can help you, let you have the treasure that can impress the prince, there is no end.
Then the moon sheds its light, and everything the princess touched turned into gold and precious stones.
The princess generously placed all the treasures in front of the prince.
"Dear prince, I love you so much, I beg you, exchange a loving kiss for me."
It was a pity that the prince was only briefly absent for the treasure, and soon his attention was drawn to the singing of the nightingale in the forest.
He chased out curiously.
Once again, the princess was left standing in place, at a loss.
Because the prince doesn't love her, no matter what she gives, it's like the moonlight in the sky, and she won't be truly held in the palm of her hand.
***
The princess went to ask the rose of the palace how to get the prince's kiss.
Rose said, I can help you, if the prince does not want to love you and kiss you, then let him taste the same heartache as you.
Then the rose stretched out its long vines and stumbled over the prince who was passing by the garden.
The princess jumped in front of the prince and threatened with trembling all over.
"Dear prince, I love you so much, I beg you, give me a loving kiss."
otherwise……
Rose, who was standing beside her, raised her sharp thorns, trying to penetrate deeply into the prince's chest.
That taste must be very uncomfortable and scary.
But the princess stopped Rose in time.
She also carefully pushed aside the rose vines, allowing the prince to smell the fragrance of the roses, humming a little tune, and left the garden happily.
Only the princess was forgotten in the garden, silently shedding tears.
She felt that the previous plan was too stupid.
Because the prince doesn't love her, no matter what kind of hurt he suffers, it can't be exactly the same as the pain she suffered when her heart was broken.
***
The desperate princess stood by the pond at midnight, crying loudly.
But these weeping sounds, to the prince's ears, were nothing but roaring frogs.
The prince who was awakened did not get angry, but came to the pond and asked the crying frog why you were sad.
The princess choked and replied.
"Because I fell in love with the stars in the sky, and I couldn't get a loving kiss from him in return."
"Why can't the stars in the sky love me? I've worked so hard."
"I don't know why."
The prince crouched down and held the little frog in his palm.
"Little frog, let me tell you why."
"If you like it, you like it, if you don't like it, you don't like it."
"Everything in this world, especially the relationship between people, is originally unreasonable."
***
The princess stopped crying and looked at the prince with tears in her eyes.
How close she was to the prince's lips at this moment, so close that she could even feel his gentle breathing.
The princess was so nervous that her heartstrings tensed.
Such a taste is more refreshing than the north wind, more gentle than the moonlight, more charming than a rose.
Should she use this atmosphere to ask for a kiss?
Even if it was just a kiss of kindness, jokes, comfort, charity and pity?
While the princess was hesitating, the prince suddenly gave her a kiss on the forehead.
The princess was stunned.
The prince smiled and said, "I'm not a meteor in the sky, but little frog, I hope you have a good time too."
Then the prince put the frog back on the edge of the pond.
The frog was silent, and jumped back into the pond with a thud.
***
With the prince's kiss, the princess did not change from a frog to a human.
Because the prince doesn't love her, it's not a loving kiss, it's just kindness, jokes, comfort, charity and pity.
But at this time, the princess was no longer sad.
She heard a faint voice in her heart: why don't you ask your heart, where does this curse come from?
Yes, where did this curse come from?
The beautiful princess turned into a frog because of a deal with the devil? Was it the envy of the witch?
Or came for no reason, confused?
No, no, none of the above is the real reason.
The princess finally remembered that the curse was actually imposed by her own heart.
All the pain of not being loved turned into a cage, trapping the beautiful princess inside.
With her, it is no longer the joy of the past, but the boundless humility, ugliness, helplessness, and self-doubt.
The princess felt so bad about herself, even worse than the most common frog in the pond.
But ah, but ah, all this is just the phantom of the heart reflected on the water of the pond, the princess has always been her original self.
As long as she wants, she can release this curse and walk out of the prison at any time.
This is the real key that opens the prison door.
***
When the first rays of sunlight hit the pond in the morning, a happy little frog jumped into the water with a thud.
The calm water was broken into countless pieces, together with the beautiful shadow reflected in the water.
Then the ripples on the water healed and everything was calm again.
like the heart of a princess.
Last updated: October 9, 2022