Rescuing a Princess

Judy Derby
3 min readMar 6, 2023

Sometimes, you don’t really need a prince at all…..

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All the best fairy tales start the same way: Once upon a time…..

Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, there was a beautiful princess named Isabella.

She lived in a grand castle with her parents, the king and queen. Isabella had everything a princess could ever want — a closet full of gorgeous dresses, a fleet of loyal servants, and even a talking parrot named Percy.

But there was one thing missing from Isabella’s life: a prince charming. You see, in this kingdom, it was believed that a princess could only be truly happy if she had a prince by her side. So, Isabella’s parents had been searching for a suitable prince for her to marry since she was a little girl.

Isabella, however, was not too keen on the idea of getting married. She had seen how unhappy some of the princesses in neighboring kingdoms were with their princes. And besides, she was perfectly content living her life as a single princess.

One day, while on a walk in the castle gardens, Isabella stumbled upon a frog. Now, this wasn’t just any ordinary frog — it was a talking frog.

“Hello, princess, I’m Prince Charming. I’ve been cursed by an evil witch and turned into a frog. The only way to break…

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Judy Derby

Hey, ya’ll! I’m a retired social worker who always wondered what I should be when I grew up. Still don’t know. Love trivia, random thoughts and short stories.