This fairytale by the Grimms Brothers is about the youngest princess that plays with a golden ball. One day, the golden ball falls down a well when the young princess is playing with it. A talking frog makes a deal with the girl that if he gets the golden ball from the bottom of the well, then she must be his companion. However, once he retrieves the ball, the princess leaves him. When the frog enters the castle and tells the king what happened, the king says that the young princess must do as she promised the frog. The princess gets so mad at the frog that she throws him across the room, and a king's son transforms from the frog. He was previously bewithced. The king's son's coachman, Henry, was so sad when he was turned into a frog that he bound his heart. In the end, when the boy was freed, Henry's heart broke with joy.
I think this fairytale could be used to teach children about carryout promises. I also thought a lesson could be taught on "what's on the inside is what counts."
A fun comprehension activity for this fairytale could be reader's theatre in which the students act out the scenes as the story is read aloud.
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