The Frog Prince: book club questions by chapter

🦉 The Frog Prince · meeting 1 of 2

Read: Part One, “The Golden Ball”; Part Two, “The Promise” (pages 1–10, about 6 minutes aloud).
Stop at the end of page 10, and don't read on: the next part is for next time.

1. What did the frog ask for in return for fetching the golden ball?
   The story's answer: To be her friend and share her table and room
2. Who have we met so far, and what does each of them want?
   Listen for: Make a list together on the board; keep it for next time and add to it.
3. The part we just read is called "The Promise". Why do you think it has that name?
   Listen for: Any answer that points to a moment in the part is a good one; ask for the page.
4. Stop here. What do you think will happen next? Write or draw one guess to check next time.
   Listen for: Keep the guesses in an envelope. Don't say whether a guess is right: the next part will.

🦉 The Frog Prince · meeting 2 of 2

Read: Part Three, “Faithful Heinrich” (pages 11–17, about 4 minutes aloud).
Stop at the end of page 17, the end of the story.

1. Why did the king tell the princess to let the frog in?
   The story's answer: She had made a promise, and a promise must be kept
2. Why did the princess carry the frog upstairs gently?
   The story's answer: She remembered he had gone into the dark well for her
3. Why had Heinrich put iron bands around his heart?
   The story's answer: To keep his heart from breaking with sadness
4. What does this story teach?
   The story's answer: Keep your promises, even when they are hard
5. Look back at last time's guesses. Which came true, and what surprised you?
   Listen for: Read the guesses out. Nobody was wrong: a guess that missed often shows what the author wanted us to expect.
6. The part we just read is called "Faithful Heinrich". Why do you think it has that name?
   Listen for: Any answer that points to a moment in the part is a good one; ask for the page.
7. Now that you know the ending, was it the ending you expected?
   Listen for: Ask what in the earlier parts pointed to it, or pointed the other way.

About the whole story

1. Who in the story was kind, and who was not? How do you know?
   Listen for: Ask for the moment in the story that shows it.
2. Which part would you change, and how would the story end then?
   Listen for: There is no wrong ending; ask what else would have to change.