托班英语故事教案:《The Frog Prince》（青蛙王子）

　　Once upon a time there lived a King who had several beautiful daughters, but the youngest was even more beautiful than the rest.

　　Near the castle of this King was a large and gloomy forest. Just a short walk into the trees was a small clearing. At the far side stood an old lime tree, and beneath its branches splashed a fountain in the middle of a dark, deep pool.

　　Whenever it was very hot, the King"s youngest daughter would run of into this wood and sit by the pool, throwing her golden ball into the air. This was her favourite pastime.

　　One afternoon when the Princess threw the ball high up in the air, she didn"t catch it! It slipped through her fingers onto the grass. Then it rolled past her into the pool and disappeared beneath the water.

　　The Princess peered into the pool, but her precious ball was gone. Quickly, she plunged her arms into the pool as far as she could reach, but she could feel nothing except weeds and water lilies. Some people said the pool was so deep, it had no bottom. So when the Princess realised her golden ball was gone forever, she began to cry. "Come back to me this minute, golden ball," sobbed the Princess, staring into the water.