There was great rejoicing in the King's house, and in the King's heart, too, for he had given up hope of ever seeing any of his sons again.
The King was so charmed with the Princess that he said it was a pity that she couldn't marry his oldest son so that she might one day be Queen.
"The Youngest Prince is a capable young man," the King said, "and there's no denying that he managed this business of killing the dragon very neatly. But he is after all only the Youngest Prince with very little hope of succeeding to the kingdom. If you hadn't married him in such haste one of his older brothers might easily have fallen in love with you."
"I don't regret my haste," the Princess said. "Besides he is now my father's heir. But that doesn't matter for I should be happy with the Youngest Prince if he were only a shepherd."
THE LITTLE SINGING FROG
The Story of a Girl Whose Parents Were Ashamed of Her