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".... you might turn into a toad," the elegant frog explained. "What? You think all toads are this size and speak?"

"But, said Hilda, "we've been drinking Pilanian Plum wine for years and have never turned into toads! And surely, already being one yourself, your drinking it cannot hurt you more?"

"That's why I said might," the elegant toad croaked with a smile. "After all, nothing in life..."

"...be certain, forsooth." Then the toad put the wineskin to his mouth and carefully took a small sip. "See'st thou?" it croaked. "Naught hast befallen me!"

Suddenly, with a loud puff of smoke, the toad vanished. In his place stood a dashing young man. "By the stars, I am freed from the curse at last!" At the same time, another puff of smoke enveloped Harold. In his place sat another plump toad. "Uh-oh," he said.

The former toad gave Harold (now a toad), a golden ball, and said, "A beautiful blond girl should be along shortly and...."

"I'm sorry, a beautiful blonde WHAT now!?" huffed an indignant Hilda.

The former toad, who now introduced himself as "Prince Froglick", explained that there was no need to worry about the blond girl. The girl in question, seemed to...

... come skipping up the road, hoppety-skippity-skip, like she was on drugs. Bizarrely, she was wearing a red hood and a red cloak, and carrying a basket of goodies. She said...

...wearily, "Oh no, not another human who's turned himself into a toad by drinking Plum wine!" She sighed. "Come on. Give me the gold ball and pucker up. Let's get this over with."

Hilde stomped one holey shoe'd foot in front of the red cloaked girl and yelled, "HOLD IT SISTA!" with her best gurfran attitude.

The prince, formerly a frog, decided to leave (unaware, that rather than running, he was hoping)...

The young, blond girl looked stunned. "My name is Rosella," she explained. "I am a princess on a quest to help my father! I saw the two of you and..."

"...oh wait! Is that a prince?"

With a leap and a bound, Rosella grabs the Prince-formerly-known-as-Frog and plants a steamy, sizzling-enough-to-cook-steak, definitely A-grade kiss on his stunned lips.

Much to Prince Floglik's surprise, he's turned back into a toad.

A stunned Rosella, Harold and Hilda exchanged glances and said...

"That's the first time I've ever turned one back into a frog!" bemoaned Rosella. "I must be losing my touch."

"Please, can you turn me back into a human?" pleaded Harold. "I'm..."