That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for August 20, 2021

“Don’t tell me you’re one of those girls opposed to inter-species dating.”

“We can save you 20% on car insurance!1”

When she said Good morning to a frog and it replied, Isabella knew it was time to go back on her meds.

With his strong foggy legs the Prince sprung / to the lap of the beautiful young / Princess, who with her kiss / righted what was amiss. / (And, she liked what he did with his tongue.)

Royal frog legs taste the best.

It was very disturbing that Princess Rana kept encountering in her gardens, stuffed animals which had been wired to the tree branches in human-like poses. Creepier still — the mystery taxidermist always placed on their heads a perfect miniature duplicate of her father’s golden coronet.

“The Frog Prince,” we’ve heard all about him, / but the Grimm version — that’s much more grim. / He was cursed by a witch. / Now, a frog in a ditch, / where a Princess approached on a whim. /// She implored him to dive for her ball, / (this amphibian, slimy and small). / Though he gladly did this / his reward was no kiss. / She, instead threw him hard at the wall! /// The impact, somehow, broke the spell. / They decided, together to dwell. / But the bride slaps and slugs, / while the groom feasts on bugs. / It was truly a marriage from Hell.

“Sorry to hear your ‘rainbow connection’ turned out to be a supplier of magic mushrooms. Although, properly sautéed…."

“Don’t you plunk your magic twanger at me, Froggie, or I’ll hop you a good one!"

“I know it’s not easy being green, but I’m not kissing you because you’re a frog! "

And why would she want to become a prince?

Surgery by mouth….

It looked like her dress, but the frog was not fooled. She was actually holding a canning jar in her hands. She’s no princess—she’s a supplier for “The Frog and Peach” restaurant!

I swear I know Kermit – we’re really tight.

“Hello my baby, hello my honey

Hello my ragtime, summertime gal

Send me a kiss by wire, by wire

Baby, my heart’s on fire, on fire"

Ooops….Wrong Fairy Tale!

“Hi Princess. I’m actually a horny toad. How about you let me jump your bones.”

Yeah, I’m a frog. But let’s be honest, you’re not much of a looker yourself.

The frog wasn’t actually a Prince – The witch had just cursed him to have an aberrant attraction to human girls.

“So let me get this straight: You’re a handsome prince, and I kiss you, you’ll turn back to human and we’ll get married? No thank you you! I’m only eleven!

HEY KID! You can’t come ‘round here and read out loud The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County! That’s a Hate Crime in these parts!

She will come to regret/ the amphibian she met/ when her tadpoles are born/ and they must be kept wet…

“I’ll turn into a prince, but not just any prince, a Nigerian Prince!

I must tell you I love frog legs!

The frog began to become perturbed, no matter how many princesses he kissed none of them actually turned into a frog.

Once again, Kermit is caught defying the royal court restraining order to keep away from the adolescent princess.

You’ll get warts!

The Frog Prince: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marianne_Stokes_(1855-1927)_-_%22The_Frog_Prince%22.jpg 

has info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image at 

https://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/2021/08/masterpiece-2775.html 

I have added a comment there (awaiting Mr. Melcher’s approval) pointing to the artist info I used to point to here. First work by this artist used here.

P.S. During my morning walk, around sunrise today and to my great surprise, a frog accompanied me, leaping along the side of the sidewalk trying to keep up with me. For the last 3 months, the drought here has only worsened, and where I was walking, there is no pond within 5 blocks from which the frog could have come; hence, my surprise. In my 28+ years here, I hadn’t seen another, there or anywhere else on the walk. Since this was the painting’s title, I thought I’d mention it.

“Kiss me and I’ll turn into a prince. If you go a little further, I can promise gold and jewels.”

lepage, liked her new hairdo had the crown stiched in her hair and covered her bald spot, so now the prince will be happy.

Just kiss him. All women have to kiss some toads before they find their Prince….

See the current Gasoline Alley arc.

“Unfortunately, I have one appendage that won’t return to normal. It was part of the curse.”

No one knew the original curse, / (prince to frog) also worked in reverse. / He was not “rearranged,” / no— two minds were exchanged. / (That witch was extremely perverse.) /// We have read of the Princess’ swain, / in new froggy form feeling insane. / But his old, human bod / had, (although it seems odd), / a frog, not in its throat, but its brain. /// It had barely avoided the gibbet, / and was later on put on exhibit. / Its leaps caused a riot / and so did it’s diet. / This nude “man” who would only say “ribbit.”

No, seriously! When I went to sleep last night I was surrounded by a bunch of large cats in the forest! When I woke up, I was here! Candidly, I felt safer with them.

The teen Princess was fearing and dreading / the events on the night of their wedding. / Then she reasoned, with glee, / “Since he’s green as a pea, / I will make him sleep under my bedding!”

And thus the poor “Prince” was crushed /and his corpse to the morgue was rushed /- and those fools in the press /were told less than less ./ The affair was successfully hushed..