The frogs in the pond wanted to have a princess but the fish said that they were more beautiful, so the princess of the pond should be a fish. The argument went on and on. Soon ducks, crabs, turtles, cranes and even the creatures on the bank got drawn into the fight. Everyone wanted a princess from his own species. The wise old owl had been watching all of them quarrelling, sitting on the branch of a tree. ‘They are so silly!’ he thought, ‘Now, someone from outside will come and they will all lose their battles!’ And that was just what happened. A pair of black swans arrived at the pond one day. They were exquisite! When they heard the argument, they said, “There must be a prince and a princess! We are here now.” The old owl smiled as the swans were crowned prince and princess of the pond!
The Pond
