Happy Ever After

Once upon a time, in a land far away, a beautiful, independent,
self-assured princess happened upon a frog as she sat contemplating
ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a beautiful
meadow near her castle.

The frog hopped into the princess's lap and said: "Elegant Lady, I
was once a handsome prince, until an evil witch cast a spell upon me.
One kiss from you, however, and I will turn back into the young man
that I am. Then, my dear, we can marry and live in yon castle with my
mother, where you can bear my children and serve me for the rest of
your life, and feel grateful and happy doing so."

That night, as the princess dined on sauteed frog legs in a white
wine sauce, she chuckled to herself and thought: "I don't think so."