Russian folk story, Princess Frog

once upon a time, there was an old king who had three sons.

the three prince ministers were very handsome and keen to hunt, especially to shoot arrows, which could be shot with one arrow wherever the bird flew.

one day, when the old king wished to marry the three princes-in-law, he called them to his side and said, “boys, each of you take an arrow and shoot it in the steppe, where it falls, and you find your wife.” so the three princes came to the prairie with bows and arrows.

the prince shot the arrow to the east and married the daughter of a noble man; the prince shot the arrow to the south and married the daughter of a businessman; and the prince had to shoot towards the west because the north was their own palace.

but as soon as the arrows were fired, they couldn't find it.

in the end, the prince finally found the arrow in a puddle.

no way, the little prince had to take the frog home.

the king was pleased that the princes had found their wives so quickly.

he called the three princes and said, “i want to see which of your daughters-in-law has the best needlework.

send them a shirt tomorrow." the prince and the prince listened and returned with joy, except for the little prince.

as soon as the young prince entered the house, the frog jumped over and asked, "why not be happy?" “father has asked every daughter-in-law to sew him a shirt and send it tomorrow.

but you don't even have a hand.

how can you stitch it? and the frog said, "don't worry, i'll do it." the young prince thought the frog was talking big, he didn't pay attention, so he went to bed.

at night, the frog jumped out of the door, took off her clothes and suddenly turned into a pretty girl, and she slapped her hand, and she said, "mommy, get me a nice shirt before dawn." in the morning, the young prince woke up and his fine-grained shirt was folded on the table.

he was happy to pick it up and run to the king.

the king was looking at the clothes from the prince, and he looked at them and said, "this is so dark, it can only be worn in the dark room!" and he looked at the clothes that the princes had and said, "this is so dirty that it can only be worn in the laundry." in the end, the king saw the clothes that the little prince had sent, and he could not help but exaggerate: “this is a beautiful dress that can be worn during the holidays.”