Once upon a time, there lived a pretty little girl who was smaller than any girl you have ever seen. Her mother said, “Look, she is no bigger than my thumb! I shall call her Thumbelina!”
One day, an ugly frog saw her and thought, “What a cute little girl! I shall make her my wife!” And as Thumbelina slept, he carried her away to the pond and placed her on a lotus lead.
When she woke up, Thumbelina saw she was alone in the middle of the pond. She began to cry. A little fish took pity on her and decided to save her from the frog. She carefully pulled the leaf to the bank and left Thumbelina there.
Then, a beautiful, big butterfly saw her and said, “Ride on my back. I will take you to a beautiful valley full of flowers.” Thumbelina agreed and was very happy to live there with the butterflies, insects and birds.