Youngest Kings daughter,That which thou hast promised must thou perform, said the King, so go now and let him in. So she went and opened the door, and the frog hopped in, following at her heels, till she reached her chair. Then he stopped and cried: Lift me up to sit by you. But she delayed doing so until the King ordered her. When once the frog was on the chair, he wanted to get on the table, and there he sat and said: Now push your golden plate a little nearer, so that we may eat together. And so she did, but everybody might see how unwilling she was, and the frog feasted heartily, but every morsel seemed to stick in her throat. I have had enough now, said the frog at last, and as I am tired, you must carry me to your room, and make ready your silken bed, and we will lie down and go to sleep. Then the Kings daughter began to weep, and was afraid of the cold frog, that nothing would satisfy him but he must sleep in her pretty clean bed. Now the King grew angry with her, saying: That which thou hast promised in thy time of necessity, must thou now perform. So she picked up the frog with her finger and thumb, carried him upstairs and put him in a corner, and when she had lain down to sleep, he came creeping up, saying: I am tired and want sleep as much as you; take me up, or I will tell your father. Then she felt beside herself with rage, and picking him up, she threw him with all her strength against the wall, crying: Now will you be quiet, you horrid frog!
Open to me!
By the well water
What promised
you me?
Youngest Kings daughter
Now open to me!
Henry, the wheel must be breaking!Again, and yet once again there was the same sound, and the prince thought it must be the wheel breaking, but it was the breaking of the other bands from faithful Henrys heart, because it was now so relieved and happy.
The wheel does not break,
Tis the band round my heart
That, to lessen its ache,
When I grieved for your sake,
I bound round my heart.