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The Frog Prince - wikipedia The Frog Prince Jump to : navigation , search For other uses , see The Frog Prince ( disambiguation ) . The Frog Prince by Paul Friedrich Meyerheim ( 1889 ) The frog asks to be allowed to come into the castle - Illustration for `` The Frog Prince '' by Walter Crane 1874 Arthur Rackham 's illustration to the fairy tale of the Brothers Grimm The Frog Prince `` The Frog Prince ; or , Iron Henry '' ( German : Der Froschkönig oder der eisen Heinrich , literally `` The Frog King ; or , The Iron Heinrich '' ) is a fairy tale , best known through the Brothers Grimm 's written version ; traditionally it is the first story in their collection . Contents ( hide ) 1 Origins 2 Plot 3 Similar folktales 4 Modern interpretations 5 See also 6 Citations 7 Further reading 8 External links Origins ( edit ) Although the story is best known today through the Grimm Brothers ' rendition of it , parts of it may extend back until at least Roman times ; a version of the story is apparently referred to in Petronius 's Satyricon , in which the character Trimalchio remarks that , `` qui fuit rana nunc est rex '' ( `` The man who was once a frog is now a king . '' ) . Other scholars , however , argue that this may actually be a jab at the emperor Nero , who was often mockingly compared to a frog . Plot ( edit ) In the tale , a spoiled princess reluctantly befriends the Frog Prince ( meeting him after dropping a gold ball into a pond ) , who magically transforms into a handsome prince . Although in modern versions the transformation is invariably triggered by the princess kissing the frog , in the original Grimm version of the story the frog 's spell was broken when the princess threw it against a wall in disgust . In other early versions it was sufficient for the frog to spend the night on the princess ' pillow . The frog prince also has a loyal servant named Henry ( or Harry ) who had three iron bands affixed around his heart to prevent it from breaking in his sadness over his master 's curse , but when the prince was reverted to his human form Henry 's overwhelming happiness caused all three bands to break , freeing his heart from its bonds . A Russian folk version `` Tsarevna Lyagushka '' ( The Frog Princess ) has the male and female roles reversed : the male prince Ivan Tsarevich discovers the enchanted female frog who becomes Vasilisa the Wise , a female sorceress . Similar folktales ( edit ) It is Aarne -- Thompson type 440 . Other folktales similar to the Frog Prince are : `` The Frog Prince '' . The first English translation of the above tale . Edgar Taylor , the translator , not only changed the title , but altered the ending in a substantial and interesting manner . `` The Wonderful Frog '' ( W. Henry Jones and Lewis L. Kropf , Hungary ) . `` The Tale of the Queen Who Sought a Drink From a Certain Well '' ( J.F. Campbell , Scotland ) . `` The Well of the World 's End '' `` The Paddo '' ( Robert Chambers , Scotland ) . `` The Maiden and the Frog '' ( James Orchard Halliwell - Phillipps , England ) . `` The Kind Stepdaughter and the Frog '' ( W. Henry Jones and Lewis L. Kropf , England ) . `` The Frog Prince '' ( H. Parker , Sri Lanka ) . `` A Frog for a Husband '' ( William Elliot Griffis , Korea ) . `` The Toad Bridegroom '' ( Zong In - Sob , Korea ) . Modern interpretations ( edit ) The Frog ( 1908 ) , directed by Segundo de Chomón , is the first film adaptation of `` The Frog Prince '' . Stevie Smith 's poem `` The Frog Prince '' ( 1966 ) suggests the thoughts of the prince as he waits for disenchantment . Anne Sexton wrote an adaptation as a poem called `` The Frog Prince '' in her collection Transformations ( 1971 ) , a book in which she re-envisions sixteen of the Grimms ' fairy tales . `` The Tale of the Frog Prince '' was the first story presented by Shelley Duvall 's Faerie Tale Theatre in 1982 , with Robin Williams as the witty Frog Prince and Teri Garr as the vain princess . Robin McKinley 's collection of short stories The Door in the Hedge contains a version of the tale , entitled `` The Princess and the Frog '' . The Frog Prince is a 1986 film starring John Paragon and Aileen Quinn . `` The Frog Prince '' was one of the fairy tales featured in Grimm 's Fairy Tale Classics in its Grimm Masterpiece Theater season ( 1987 ) . In the second episode of Adventures from the Book of Virtues ( 1996 ) , Plato the Bison and Annie try to convince their friend Zach to tell his father the truth by telling him three stories , including one about `` The Frog Prince . '' In this version , the title character was transformed into a frog for lying to a witch and breaking his promise . He is voiced by Jeff Bennett while the princess is voiced by Paige O'Hara . Prince Charming is a 2001 film starring Martin Short , Christina Applegate and Sean Maguire as the title character . A musical version of The Frog Prince , written by Dieter Stegmann and Alexander S. Bermange , was presented at the Amphitheater Park Schloss Philippsruhe , Hanau , Germany as part of the Brothers Grimm Festival in 2005 . A chamber opera for children based upon The Frog Prince , written by Jacob A. Greenberg for Brown Opera Productions and the Providence Athenaeum , was performed in 2008 . The Princess and the Frog , a 2009 Disney animated film , is loosely based on the 2002 novel The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker , which in turn was inspired by `` The Frog Prince . '' The film starred Anika Noni Rose and Bruno Campos and was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker . The Frog Prince story itself is mentioned several times in the film , being read to Tiana as a child and inspiring Prince Naveen ( who has been transformed into a frog ) to suggest Tiana kiss him to break his spell . However , as she is only dressed as a princess for Mardi Gras , the kiss fails , turning her into a frog as well . See also ( edit ) Children 's literature portal Henry F. Urban , author of the play Der Froschkönig Citations ( edit ) Jump up ^ Anderson , Graham ( 2002 ) . Fairytale in the ancient world . Routledge . ISBN 978 - 0 - 415 - 23702 - 4 . Retrieved 29 April 2017 . Jump up ^ Brenck , Frederick A. ( 1998 ) . Relighting the Souls : Studies in Plutarch , in Greek Literature , Religion , and Philosophy and in the New Testament Background . Stuttgart , Germany : Franz Steiner Verlag Stuttgart . p. 134 . ISBN 3 - 515 - 07158 - X . Retrieved 29 April 2017 . Jump up ^ Heidi Anne Heiner , `` The Annotated Frog King '' Jump up ^ Lily Owens , ed. ( 1981 ) . The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales . p. 3 . Avenel Books . ISBN 0 - 517 - 336316 Jump up ^ D.L. Ashliman , `` Frog Kings : folktales of Aarne -- Thompson -- Uther type 440 about slimy suitors '' Jump up ^ The Frog on IMDb Jump up ^ From her collection The Frog Prince and Other Poems , 1966 -- also appears in Stevie Smith : A Selection , 1983 . Jump up ^ `` Transformations by Anne Sexton '' Jump up ^ Events at Brown University ( 2008 ) , Rhode Island State Council on the Arts . Accessed March 26 , 2017 . Further reading ( edit ) The Prince of the Pond , Jimmy the Pickpocket of the Palace , Gracie the Pixie of the Puddle , a trilogy by Donna Jo Napoli The Frog Princess , a novel by E.D. Baker Loo , Oliver ( 2014 ) . The Original 1812 Grimm Fairy Tales . A New Translation of the 1812 First Edition Kinder - und Hausmärchen Collected through the Brothers Grimm . I ( 200 Year Anniversary ed . ) . ISBN 9781312419049 . External links ( edit ) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frog Prince . 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