In the original story, after seeing the frog meet and disown him, the day passes and the princess is eating with her father and the rest of the royal court when she hears something outside. The frog calls to her from the door and the princess opens the door to see the frog waiting. Out of fear, the princess slams the door and returns to her place at the table. The frog knocks a few more times and calls out to the princess, before her father makes her retrieve the frog and keep her word. She doesn't like it but her father forces it