Reading love and romantic stories has the largest share among book enthusiasts. Most novels and literary works contain both fictional and realistic love stories, and this is for many reasons. The most important reasons include understanding others, expanding one's imagination, and finding happiness and reassurance through fantasy romance novels and books.
The Well at the World's End - Short Fantasy Love Story
Once upon a time, a family lived in an English village where a father, a mother, and their daughter, Andrea, enjoyed a stable life. Unfortunately, the mother passed away, and Andrea's father remarried after some time.
The stepmother despised Andrea because of her beauty and treated her harshly, forcing her to do all the household chores. When Andrea complained to her father, he dismissed her concerns and refused to listen.
One day, the stepmother decided to get rid of Andrea permanently. She handed her a sieve and said, "Go and fill this from The Well at the World's End and bring it back full." Her plan was cunning, as there was no such well, and even if Andrea found one, it would be impossible to fill a sieve with water.
Andrea left the house and started asking everyone she met about the well's location, but no one knew. She felt lost until an old woman told her where the well was and how to reach it. Andrea followed the woman's instructions and eventually found the well. However, every time she dipped the sieve into the water, it leaked. She tried repeatedly, but the result was always the same.
In despair, Andrea sat on the ground and cried bitterly, her heart nearly breaking. Suddenly, she heard a chirping sound. Looking up, she saw a giant frog with big eyes staring at her.
"What's the matter, dear?" the frog asked.
Andrea replied, "Oh, my dear, my stepmother sent me all this way to fill this sieve from the Well at the World's End, but I can’t, and I don’t know how."
The frog said, "If you promise to do everything I ask of you tonight, I’ll tell you how to fill it."
Desperate, Andrea agreed. The frog then instructed her, "Block the holes in the sieve with algae and cover them with mud. Then it will hold water." The frog jumped into the well and disappeared.
Andrea followed his advice, plugging the sieve with algae and mud. When she dipped it into the well again, the sieve held the water. Relieved, she prepared to leave, but the frog popped his head out of the water and said, "Don’t forget your promise!" Andrea assured him she wouldn’t forget and returned home.
Her stepmother was furious to see Andrea return with the sieve full of water but said nothing. That evening, they heard a voice outside:
"Open the door,
Oh my love, my heart!
Do you not remember your promise at the well?"
The stepmother screamed, "Who is this?" Andrea explained what had happened at the well. Her stepmother, delighted that Andrea would have to obey an ugly frog, ordered her to open the door.
Andrea opened the door, and the frog hopped in, saying, "Raise me to your knee, my love, my heart! Remember your promise." When Andrea hesitated, her stepmother yelled, "Do it, you fool!"
Reluctantly, Andrea lifted the frog onto her knee. After some time, the frog demanded, "Offer me dinner, my love, and remember your promise!" Andrea brought him milk and bread, which he ate heartily. Then he said, "Take me to bed, my heart, and do not forget your promise!"
Andrea refused, but her stepmother forced her to comply. Heartbroken, Andrea carried the frog to her room, placed him on the bed, and kept her distance.
The next morning, the frog said, "Cut off my head, my love! Remember your promise!" Terrified, Andrea refused at first, but when the frog repeated his request, she finally took an axe and cut off his head.
To her amazement, the frog transformed into a handsome prince. He explained, "An evil magician cursed me, and only a beautiful girl who obeyed me all night and cut off my head could break the spell."
The stepmother, furious upon seeing the prince, tried to stop him from proposing to Andrea. But the prince declared, "You have no right to decide. Andrea, will you marry me? I promise to make your life happy."
Andrea agreed, and they left for the royal palace, where they lived happily ever after.
Here the end of the story, see you in new stories ❤️
The stepmother despised Andrea because of her beauty and treated her harshly, forcing her to do all the household chores. When Andrea complained to her father, he dismissed her concerns and refused to listen.
One day, the stepmother decided to get rid of Andrea permanently. She handed her a sieve and said, "Go and fill this from The Well at the World's End and bring it back full." Her plan was cunning, as there was no such well, and even if Andrea found one, it would be impossible to fill a sieve with water.
Andrea left the house and started asking everyone she met about the well's location, but no one knew. She felt lost until an old woman told her where the well was and how to reach it. Andrea followed the woman's instructions and eventually found the well. However, every time she dipped the sieve into the water, it leaked. She tried repeatedly, but the result was always the same.
In despair, Andrea sat on the ground and cried bitterly, her heart nearly breaking. Suddenly, she heard a chirping sound. Looking up, she saw a giant frog with big eyes staring at her.
"What's the matter, dear?" the frog asked.
Andrea replied, "Oh, my dear, my stepmother sent me all this way to fill this sieve from the Well at the World's End, but I can’t, and I don’t know how."
The frog said, "If you promise to do everything I ask of you tonight, I’ll tell you how to fill it."
Desperate, Andrea agreed. The frog then instructed her, "Block the holes in the sieve with algae and cover them with mud. Then it will hold water." The frog jumped into the well and disappeared.
Andrea followed his advice, plugging the sieve with algae and mud. When she dipped it into the well again, the sieve held the water. Relieved, she prepared to leave, but the frog popped his head out of the water and said, "Don’t forget your promise!" Andrea assured him she wouldn’t forget and returned home.
Her stepmother was furious to see Andrea return with the sieve full of water but said nothing. That evening, they heard a voice outside:
"Open the door,
Oh my love, my heart!
Do you not remember your promise at the well?"
The stepmother screamed, "Who is this?" Andrea explained what had happened at the well. Her stepmother, delighted that Andrea would have to obey an ugly frog, ordered her to open the door.
Andrea opened the door, and the frog hopped in, saying, "Raise me to your knee, my love, my heart! Remember your promise." When Andrea hesitated, her stepmother yelled, "Do it, you fool!"
Reluctantly, Andrea lifted the frog onto her knee. After some time, the frog demanded, "Offer me dinner, my love, and remember your promise!" Andrea brought him milk and bread, which he ate heartily. Then he said, "Take me to bed, my heart, and do not forget your promise!"
Andrea refused, but her stepmother forced her to comply. Heartbroken, Andrea carried the frog to her room, placed him on the bed, and kept her distance.
The next morning, the frog said, "Cut off my head, my love! Remember your promise!" Terrified, Andrea refused at first, but when the frog repeated his request, she finally took an axe and cut off his head.
To her amazement, the frog transformed into a handsome prince. He explained, "An evil magician cursed me, and only a beautiful girl who obeyed me all night and cut off my head could break the spell."
The stepmother, furious upon seeing the prince, tried to stop him from proposing to Andrea. But the prince declared, "You have no right to decide. Andrea, will you marry me? I promise to make your life happy."
Andrea agreed, and they left for the royal palace, where they lived happily ever after.
Here the end of the story, see you in new stories ❤️
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