The Frog Prince · chapter 2 of 3
A Promise Is a Promise
说话要算话
The king says the princess must keep her word, and the frog wants dinner and a bed. Then she throws him at the wall, and something amazing happens.
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- The Frog 公主，公主，我在门口！请你开门！
Gōngzhǔ, gōngzhǔ, wǒ zài ménkǒu! Qǐng nǐ kāi mén!
Princess, princess, I'm at the door! Please open it!
- The King 公主，你怎么不说话？他是谁？
Gōngzhǔ, nǐ zěnme bù shuōhuà? Tā shì shéi?
Princess, why don't you say anything? Who is he?
- The Princess 爸爸，他是一只青蛙，他帮我拿了金球。
Bàba, tā shì yì zhī qīngwā, tā bāng wǒ ná le jīnqiú.
Papa, he's a frog. He got my golden ball for me.
- The Princess 我说我做他的朋友，可是那是说笑！
Wǒ shuō wǒ zuò tā de péngyou, kěshì nà shì shuōxiào!
I said I'd be his friend, but that was a joke!
- The King 公主，说过的话，就要做到，开门吧。
Gōngzhǔ, shuō guo de huà, jiù yào zuòdào, kāi mén ba.
Princess, what you say, you must do. Open the door.
- The Princess 好吧……青蛙，请进来吧。
Hǎo ba… qīngwā, qǐng jìnlái ba.
All right... come in, frog.
- The Frog 谢谢你，国王！你好，公主！
Xièxie nǐ, guówáng! Nǐ hǎo, gōngzhǔ!
Thank you, King! Hello, Princess!
- The Frog 请你把我放在你的椅子上。
Qǐng nǐ bǎ wǒ fàng zài nǐ de yǐzi shàng.
Please put me on your chair.
- The Princess 不要，不要！他好湿啊，他好冷啊！
Bú yào, bú yào! Tā hǎo shī a, tā hǎo lěng a!
No, no! He's so wet, and so cold!
- The King 公主，你要听爸爸的话。
Gōngzhǔ, nǐ yào tīng bàba de huà.
Princess, you must listen to your papa.
- The Princess 好，好，好，青蛙，你上来吧！
Hǎo, hǎo, hǎo, qīngwā, nǐ shànglái ba!
Fine, fine, fine, frog, come up!
- The Frog 现在我饿了，我要吃你盘子里的饭。
Xiànzài wǒ è le, wǒ yào chī nǐ pánzi lǐ de fàn.
Now I'm hungry. I want to eat the food on your plate.
- The Princess 你吃吧，我不想吃了。
Nǐ chī ba, wǒ bù xiǎng chī le.
Go ahead. I don't want to eat anymore.
- The Frog 真好吃！现在我累了，我想在你的床上睡觉。
Zhēn hǎochī! Xiànzài wǒ lèi le, wǒ xiǎng zài nǐ de chuáng shàng shuìjiào.
Delicious! Now I'm tired. I'd like to sleep in your bed.
- Narrator 夜里，公主带着青蛙上楼。她很生气。
Yèlǐ, gōngzhǔ dài zhe qīngwā shàng lóu. Tā hěn shēngqì.
At night the princess carried the frog upstairs. She was very angry.
- The Princess 我不要冷冷的青蛙睡在我的床上！
Wǒ bú yào lěnglěng de qīngwā shuì zài wǒ de chuáng shàng!
I won't have a cold frog sleeping in my bed!
- The Frog 公主，我很累，我想睡觉了。
Gōngzhǔ, wǒ hěn lèi, wǒ xiǎng shuìjiào le.
Princess, I'm very tired. I want to sleep.
- The Princess 你太讨厌了，我不想再看你！
Nǐ tài tǎoyàn le, wǒ bù xiǎng zài kàn nǐ!
You're so annoying! I don't want to look at you anymore!
- The Frog 你在井边说过，你是我的朋友。
Nǐ zài jǐng biān shuō guo, nǐ shì wǒ de péngyou.
You said by the well that you were my friend.
- The Princess 好，你去墙那儿睡吧，讨厌的青蛙！
Hǎo, nǐ qù qiáng nàr shuì ba, tǎoyàn de qīngwā!
Fine, go sleep over by the wall, you horrid frog!
- The Prince 哎哟……公主，你看看我。
Āiyō… gōngzhǔ, nǐ kànkan wǒ.
Ow... Princess, look at me.
- The Princess 啊？你是谁？那只青蛙呢？
À? Nǐ shì shéi? Nà zhī qīngwā ne?
What? Who are you? Where's the frog?
- The Prince 我是王子。一个坏巫婆让我变成了青蛙。
Wǒ shì wángzǐ. Yí gè huài wūpó ràng wǒ biànchéng le qīngwā.
I'm a prince. A wicked witch turned me into a frog.
- The Prince 巫婆说，只有公主可以帮我。
Wūpó shuō, zhǐyǒu gōngzhǔ kěyǐ bāng wǒ.
The witch said only a princess could help me.
- The Princess 可是我对你太不好了，对不起。
Kěshì wǒ duì nǐ tài bù hǎo le, duìbuqǐ.
But I was so unkind to you. I'm sorry.
- The Prince 没关系！你开了门，也带我上楼了。
Méi guānxi! Nǐ kāi le mén, yě dài wǒ shàng lóu le.
It's all right! You opened the door, and you carried me upstairs.
- The Prince 我的好朋友亨利，一定很想我。
Wǒ de hǎo péngyou Hēnglì, yídìng hěn xiǎng wǒ.
My good friend Henry must miss me very much.
- The Princess 亨利？谁是亨利？
Hēnglì? Shéi shì Hēnglì?
Henry? Who is Henry?
- The Prince 听，马车来了！是亨利来了！
Tīng, mǎchē lái le! Shì Hēnglì lái le!
Listen, a carriage is coming! It's Henry!
What changed in the story?
- Why does the king tell the princess to open the door?
“公主，说过的话，就要做到，开门吧。”
- What does the frog say when he is at the table?
“现在我饿了，我要吃你盘子里的饭。”
- What happens after the princess sends the frog to the wall?
“我是王子。”
- Who turned the prince into a frog?
“一个坏巫婆让我变成了青蛙。”
- What does the prince hear at the end?
“听，马车来了！是亨利来了！”