2013-06-06
Original: 2013-06-06 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1 (narration): The princess came upon a frog.
Panel 2 (the frog speaking): "I am a prince, but a witch cursed me!"
Panel 3 (the frog speaking): "And if you kiss me, I'll turn back!"
Panel 4 (narration): So the princess kissed the frog.
Panel 5 (narration): The amount of energy needed to transmute a frog into a human was so enormous, the kingdom exploded and all its inhabitants were atomized.
Panel 6 (narration): If the princess had educated herself, she'd have known this would happen. But now the only evidence of the life of the princess is the carbon shadow that they cast upon a nearby stone.
Panel 7 (a woman reading a book to a small crowned princess): "Still think princesses don't need to know math?"
Princess: "No, ma'am."
Votey:
A bearded man (the cartoonist) looks down dejectedly at a drawing, thinking: "Note to self: never attempt to draw frogs again."
Panel 2 (the frog speaking): "I am a prince, but a witch cursed me!"
Panel 3 (the frog speaking): "And if you kiss me, I'll turn back!"
Panel 4 (narration): So the princess kissed the frog.
Panel 5 (narration): The amount of energy needed to transmute a frog into a human was so enormous, the kingdom exploded and all its inhabitants were atomized.
Panel 6 (narration): If the princess had educated herself, she'd have known this would happen. But now the only evidence of the life of the princess is the carbon shadow that they cast upon a nearby stone.
Panel 7 (a woman reading a book to a small crowned princess): "Still think princesses don't need to know math?"
Princess: "No, ma'am."
Votey:
A bearded man (the cartoonist) looks down dejectedly at a drawing, thinking: "Note to self: never attempt to draw frogs again."
Alt text
A fairy-tale parody in seven panels. A blonde princess meets a frog. The frog says it is a prince cursed by a witch and that a kiss will turn it back. The princess kisses the frog. A narration panel shows a massive explosion: the energy required to transmute a frog into a human was so enormous that the kingdom exploded and everyone was atomized. The next panel shows a barren rock, noting that if the princess had educated herself she'd have known this would happen, and that the only evidence of her life is the carbon shadow cast on a nearby stone. The final panel returns to a present-day classroom scene: a woman reading a book asks a small crowned princess, "Still think princesses don't need to know math?" and the princess replies, "No, ma'am." Votey: a dejected bearded cartoonist looks at his drawing and thinks, "Note to self: never attempt to draw frogs again," poking fun at the crude frog art in the comic.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.