The Cupid And The Frog

Cupid and Psyche
Cupid is sent to ruin Psyche for his mother Venus, when he takes pity on her and decides not to punish her to love a hideous beast. Psyche's suitors soon leave her and it is discovered she is destined to fall in love with the creature on the hill. She is abandoned to the hill, but lives the most extravagant life. She only sees her husband at night, although she has never seen his face. When asked, the beast allows her to see her sisters. Psyche is tricked by her sisters to kill her husband. This goes wrong when Cupid is revealed as her husband and eventually throws Psyche out of their home- all while her sisters are killed for trying to snatch their sister's husband. Psyche looks to atone for her sins and goes to Venus. Venus sends Psyche to complete multiple tasks, ending with Psyche placed in a deep sleep. Cupid then saves her and Venus forgives the sins of Psyche to allow her son to marry the one he loves. Psyche becomes immortal and the couple has a child named Pleasure.


The Frog King
In The Frog King, a gorgeous princess is playing with her golden ball when it falls into a well. A frog offers to bring it up to her IF she takes him home and lets him eat and sleep with her. The princess agrees and her ball is returned- but she breaks her promise and runs home. All is forgotten until the frog comes to the palace and the King requires the princess to maintain her promise to the frog. After eating and carrying the frog upstairs, the princess looses her temper and throws the frog against a wall. Soon, the frog transforms into a king and is accepted by the princess. In the morning, his servant comes to retrieve the king and the two go off to his kingdom.

Comparison
The moral of both of these stories is the same: Don't base love off of appearance and live up to the promises you make. Cupid and Psyche involves a child and gods, whereas The Frog King must be thrown against the wall and retrieved by his servants. Both the princess and Psyche sabotage their loves based on what they may or may not look like, until they are revealed to be a king or handsome. Obviously, this is very vain on both accounts but beggars can't be choosers.