Fairy Tale Mix Ups The Frog Prince Saves Sleeping Beauty

The Frog Prince Saves Sleeping Beautyis another entry in the Fairy Tale Mix-Ups series.

Charlotte Guillaim stays within the basic parameters of the Sleeping Beauty Tale. There are fewer Fairy Godmothers but they follow the basic path of blessing, blessing, cursing, lessening the curse, although the first two gifts are more traditional then something one expects from a Fairy Godmother. This tale continues changing the spinning wheel to a more generic pointy item would prick the Princess enacting the curse. The parents too attempt to prevent the curse removing pointy items from their daughters life as much as any parent could attempt.

At the age of 10 the mash up begins as the Princess meets a frog and brings him home to live in a fish tank. After drawing a picture of her new pet, she decides to display her picture on the wall and to my surprise in a house that has banned pointy items the Princess has access to push pins and pricks herself falling into the sleep promised by the curse.

The three kindly Fairy Godmothers take pity on the family and put the castle to sleep until a Prince can be found to break the curse. Cue the Frog Prince who some how is not effected by the sleeping spell cast by the Fairy Godmothers. He then strolls over and gives a friendly kiss on the Princess' cheek. The Princess wakes up and the Prince is no longer a Frog as his curse has been broken, too. Since they are both children, their story ending is not a romantic one. At the end of the story they are off playing in the woods.

I am left wondering what happened to the poor boy's parents. Is his family gone? Do they not inform anyone that their little boy is restored?

While I've enjoyed these stories this is the second one that has left me wondering, but what about....

Frankly, I Never Wanted to Kiss Anybody! The Story of the Frog Prince

Frankly, I Never Wanted to Kiss Anybody!: The Story of the Frog Prince as Told by the Frog (The Other Side of the Story)is a funny retelling of the Frog Prince story told from the Frog's point of view.

In this version the Prince was not punished for being selfish or spoiled. Instead he was a star baseball player who is turned into a frog to prevent him from winning a baseball game. He doesn't mind life as a frog too much, but he does miss playing baseball. Eventually he decides he is willing to return to his old life, but finding a princess is a challenge.

Based on the baseball theme, you might have a hint where the ball part of the original tale might come in to the retold tale. The princess is also a baseball player, a pitcher and her lucky ball is lost in the well. As per the original tale she fails to live up to their agreement and the frog must go to court to enforce the contract. The couple finds a future in baseball together when the contract finally is enforced and the prince returns to his original form.