The Frog Prince
by Brothers Grimm, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmfairy tale· published 1812
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"The Frog Prince; or, Iron Henry" (German: Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne Heinrich, literally "The Frog King or the Iron Henry") is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in Grimm's Fairy Tales (KHM 1). Traditionally, it is the first story in their folktale collection. The tale is classified as Aarne-Thompson type 440. "The Frog Prince" can be compared to the similar eastern European fairy tale "The Frog Princess".
Adaptations (2)
The Frog Prince has been adapted into 2 films, from 1986 to 2022. The most recent is The Tale of the Frog and the Golden Orb (2022).
The Tale of the Frog and the Golden Orb2022 · film · 90 min · dir. The Chau Ngo · IMDb ↗A fake prince is caught stealing a golden ball and banished to a magical forest, where a fairy inadvertently turns him into a frog. The enchantment can only be lifted by kissing a princess. When the frog helps to retrieve the gold ball from a deep well, he claims a reward. But will he really get the all-important kiss that will break his spell?
