Background Info on "The Frog Princess, Acts 1 & 2"
Images on this website are prepared for a book, adapted from classic folk tale, The Frog Princess.
The adaptation was written as a play about a family putting on a play based on this story. The play in book form includes illustrations and is designed to be a scrapbook, created as if it were assembled using pages from a wallpaper sample book. Artwork and text in the book appear as if they are glued or taped, scrapbook style. Illustrations are created by members of all ages from the family that inspired the play.
The play within a play is based on The Frog Princess, an imaginative folk tale found in many versions throughout Europe and adapted by numerous authors over the centuries. The Frog Princess story usually opens with a test for three sons to find their bride by shooting arrows into the air. The arrow of one of the sons is captured by a frog. The prince is dismayed to learn he is doomed to marry the frog, while his brothers have found beautiful, wealthy women. Another series of tests is assigned to the brides-to-be, including the frog, who can actually speak.
The frog is really very lovely and, in several versions, she is a kind princess who was put under an evil spell. The princess can shed her skin at night, which the prince finds and burns. Horrified by this, because her curse was almost over, the princess turns into a bird and flies away. The prince has many adventures searching for his princess (almost the "kitchen sink" of fairy tale obstacles) and, depending upon the variation, he eventually frees the princess, and they live happily ever after.
Historic illustrations for the fairy tale (click on the title to view images): Movie adaptations:
The adaptation was written as a play about a family putting on a play based on this story. The play in book form includes illustrations and is designed to be a scrapbook, created as if it were assembled using pages from a wallpaper sample book. Artwork and text in the book appear as if they are glued or taped, scrapbook style. Illustrations are created by members of all ages from the family that inspired the play.
The play within a play is based on The Frog Princess, an imaginative folk tale found in many versions throughout Europe and adapted by numerous authors over the centuries. The Frog Princess story usually opens with a test for three sons to find their bride by shooting arrows into the air. The arrow of one of the sons is captured by a frog. The prince is dismayed to learn he is doomed to marry the frog, while his brothers have found beautiful, wealthy women. Another series of tests is assigned to the brides-to-be, including the frog, who can actually speak.
The frog is really very lovely and, in several versions, she is a kind princess who was put under an evil spell. The princess can shed her skin at night, which the prince finds and burns. Horrified by this, because her curse was almost over, the princess turns into a bird and flies away. The prince has many adventures searching for his princess (almost the "kitchen sink" of fairy tale obstacles) and, depending upon the variation, he eventually frees the princess, and they live happily ever after.
Historic illustrations for the fairy tale (click on the title to view images): Movie adaptations: