Fairy Tale Updated

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

The frog hopped into the princess’ 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 dapper young prince that I am, and then my sweet we can marry, and set up housekeeping in your castle with your mother, where you can prepare my meals, clean my clothes and bear my children and forever feel happy and grateful for doing so.”

That night as the princess dined sumptously on lightly sauteed frog legs, seasoned in a white wine and onion cream sauce, she chuckled and thought to herself, “I don’t fuckin’ think so…”