“The Frog Prince”


This is a classic dark-humor comic version of the fairy tale “The Frog Prince,” retold with a very twisted and cynical ending. It’s a warning about blind trust, false appearances, and literally “kissing the wrong frog.” Here’s the story panel by panel:

A sweaty, excited guy (probably a simple peasant) is laughing hysterically with joy.
He has found two frogs sitting on a lily pad: a frog wearing a tiny golden crown (the “prince”) and a female frog with eyelashes and a little bow (the “princess”). They look cute and in love. Hearts everywhere. He thinks he hit the jackpot.
He kisses both frogs (or at least the prince frog), believing the fairy-tale rule: kiss a frog → it turns into a prince/princess → you get royalty, riches, happy ending.
Instead of turning into humans, the frogs stay frogs… but now the guy thinks he’s in love with them. He’s catching more frogs and even killing a snake that tries to eat his beloved frogs. He’s completely delusional and happy.
A huge snake (or eel) suddenly appears and bites the guy’s head off in one brutal attack.
Cut to night time: the two crowned frogs are now living comfortably inside the guy’s house (smoke coming from the chimney).
Final panel: the two frogs (still frogs) are happily eating grilled frog legs and snake meat at the table, wearing the guy’s clothes/bandana. The caption in Spanish says: “¡Ten cuidado en quien confías!” → “Be careful who you trust!”

Extra twist in the last extra image: the “princess” frog and some baby frogs are about to get eaten by the same type of snake — showing the frogs themselves are not safe either and were never actually royalty.
Moral of the story (dark version):

Not every “frog” that looks like a prince actually is one.
Some “frogs” are just manipulative frogs who will use you, get you killed, and then take your house and eat your legs.
Blindly trusting the fairy-tale fantasy can literally cost you your head.

It’s a very cynical, Latin-American-style black humor comic that completely subverts the innocent Disney version of the story.

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