

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.
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