Story: Cat Prince

Once upon a time there was a dashing prince. He was so charming that he could get any girl he wanted but he had his heart set on a witch. His parents did not approve of this as a good chose for a wife. So when it came time for the prince to wed his parents pick out a princess from two kingdoms over. Now the prince didn't want to marry her. So the witch had come up with a plan to meet at the old oak tree at sundown the night before he shall be wed and the two would runaway together. They had both agreed on this plan.

Two days before the wedding the princess came to the palace. She was beautiful, probably the most beautiful person the young prince had ever seen. She had caught him in a trance and couldn't imagine marrying anyone but her. The prince rushed into the wedding preparations. He spent the those two days getting everything ready.

The sun had begun to set the night before the wedding and the witch was waiting under the oak tree just as they had agreed. She waited there until there was no more sunlight. Her young prince never showed, so she went to investigate where he had gone. When she got into the palace she saw her prince's arms around the princesses shoulders. This made her furious. She made the princess vanishing in thin air and casted a curse over the prince for his betrayal. She then turn the palace into a huge forest with the oak tree at the center and turn the prince into a black cat . Where he shall remain until he he could see the good from the inside instead of just outside.

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About 20 years had past and everyone had forgotten about the vanishing princess and  city. To the point that a small market had been built in the forest with the old oak tree in the center of the market. Once a week the cat prince would go down to the market and an old women would offer him a bowl of milk, but every week he would ignore it and go after a very young very beautiful girl. He had managed to get two girl attentions but when he got back to there homes, he would speak and frighten the girls. Making them believe he was some type of demon. Both times he was kicked out of the house and return home to the oak tree.

Until one day he made his rounds and once more the old women laid down the bowl of milk. He was so hungry he decided to take the old woman's kindness. After finishing it, he hopped up on the table to meet the woman's gaze. She began to pet him and talk about her life. The cat prince sat there and listened until the end of the day. She offered him a place for the night. He gladly took the offer. When entering the woman's home, which was more of a shake, the women began to talk to him once more. He found a comfortable place on the the ground and admired her.

She said "you're a pretty nice cat. I'll keep you if you'll have me." The cat prince nodded in response. With the nod the cat prince was transformed into an old man. The witches curse had finally been broken, and the two never stopped loving each other till the end of their days.


Author's Notes:
I chose the story the Enchanted Prince. The original story reminded me of beauty and the beast. But I wanted to change it slightly to were the prince had a better lesson to learn. I also wanted to keep it in a classic time period because I felt like the setting fit better. I also added a back story to the witch and the prince as well as the prince breaking his promise to meet the witch.

Bibliography: Filipino Popular Tales: Enchanted Prince by Dean Fansler. Link to source