“The Frog Prince.” A Selection from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Brothers Grimm, illustrated by Gilbert James, London: Siegle, Hill and Co., [c. 1900], pp. 3-14.

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“The Frog Prince.” A Selection from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Brothers Grimm, illustrated by Gilbert James, London: Siegle, Hill and Co., [c. 1900], pp. 3-14. Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 10/28/2022 - 19:54

Tale Summary

In olden times, the king had a beautiful young daughter, who often amused herself by sitting at the side of a fountain in the woods and throwing a golden ball up in the air to catch. One day, she drops it and loses it in the water. A voice soothes her when she cries and tells her that if she promises to love him (eat with him, play with him, drink with him, and sleep with him, all by extension), he will retrieve her ball for her. She makes a promise and immediately breaks it once the ball is returned, and runs back to the castle. The next day, the frog arrives. The princess explains, mortified, to the king about her unkept promise, and he urges her to fulfill it. She eats with him, but when he demands to sleep with her, she grabs him and throws him against the wall. He then turns into a handsome prince, who explains he was transformed into a frog by an evil witch. The prince and princess become betrothed and start off toward his kingdom. Henry, the servant of the prince, had bound three iron bands around his heart for fear it would break, and now, the bands broke out of joy for his return.

Fairy Tale Title

The Frog Prince

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Brothers Grimm

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Gilbert James

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pp. 3-14

Full Citation of Tale

“The Frog Prince.” A Selection from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Brothers Grimm, illustrated by Gilbert James, London: Siegle, Hill and Co., [c. 1900], pp. 3-14.

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Brothers Grimm

Tale Notes

This tale names none of the characters except for the servant, Henry. It also places a significant emphasis on the way that the princess did not want anything to do with the frog prince, to the point of violence. Unlike similar stories involving monstrous bridegrooms, The Frog Prince's heroine does not reveal her handsome prince by being an exemplary wife, but by the exact opposite.

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Kaeli Waggener 2022

Book Title

A Selection from Grimm’s Fairy Tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

Brothers Grimm

Illustrator(s)

Gilbert James

Publisher

Siegle Hill & Co; The H.B. Claflin Company

Date Published

1900

Decade Published

1900-1909

Publisher City

London
New York

Publisher Country

United Kingdom
United States

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the CU Digital Library

Book Notes

This book includes six tales, most of which are the Grimm Brothers' best-known tales including Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Prince, Rumplestilskin, Hansel and Grethel, The Rabbit’s Bride, and The Shreds. The illustrations are simple but beautiful and a few pages are decorated with floral motifs. It is a very small book that appears adapted for children.

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White

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“The Frog Prince.” A Selection from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Brothers Grimm, illustrated by Gilbert James, London: Siegle, Hill and Co., [c. 1900], pp. 3-14.

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