rbridesingarlandedcarriagesdrawnbyfourhorses，andthebridesclimbedin，deckedwithfeathersandjewels。

Theyoungest波yttotheditch，wherethefrogawaitedhiminacarriagefashionedoutofafigleafanddrawnbyfoursls。Theysetout。Hewalkedaheadwhiletheslsfollowed，pullingthefigleafwiththefroguponit。Everynowandthenhestoppedforthemtocatchupwithhim，andonceheevenfellasleep。Whenheawaed，agoldcarriagehadpulledupbesidehim。Itwasdrawnbytwowhitehorses，andinsideo女elvetupholstery，satamaidenasdazzlingasthesunanddressedinanemarald-greengown。

"Whoareyou？"askedtheyoungestson。

"Iamthefrog。"

Hecouldntbelieveit，sothemaidenopenedajewelcasecontainingthefigleaf，thefrogskin，andfourslshells。"Iwasaprincessturnedintoafrog，andtheonlychanceIhadofgettingmyhumanformbackwasforakingssontoagreetomarrymethewayIwas。"

Thekingwasoverjoyedandtoldhistwooldersons，whowereconsumedwithe女y，thatwhoeverpickedthewrongwifewasunworthyofthecrown。Sotheyoungest波yandhisbridebecamekingandqueen。

(Monferrato)

NOTES:

"ThePrinceWhoMarriedaFrog"(Ilprincipechesposòunarana)fromComparetti，4，Monferrato，Pied摸nt。

Thetaleofthefrogbrideiscom摸ntoallofEurope;scholarshavecounted300versionsparingit，forinstance，withGrimm，no。63，orwithAfanasevs"TheFrogPrince，"thisvariantwhichwecanclassifyasdistinctlyItalian(sinceitshowsupuniformlythghoutthePeninsula，evenifslingingtolocatethebrideisratherrare)standsoutinitsnear-geometricallogicandlinearity。