The Frog Princess

A man was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess." A bit surprised, he bent over, picked up the frog, and put it in his pocket.

The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will tell everyone how smart and brave you are and how you are my hero." The man took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it, and returned it to his pocket.

The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will be your loving companion for an entire week."

The man took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it, and returned it to his pocket.

The frog then cried out in desperation, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you for a year and do ANYTHING you want!" Again the man took the frog out, smiled at it, and put it back into his pocket.

Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess, that I'll stay with you for a year and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?"

The man replied, "Look, I'm a computer programmer. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog is really cool."

December 1998

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