Later that night I decided to play a prank on the kids :) Here's what happened after dinner,
Me: Sean and Rhea, did you see Mr. Frog?'
Sean: Yeah Mom! Where did you buy it from?
Ignoring the part about buying it and tryin to keep a straight face
Me: This is not a frog..its a Prince under a spell. If you kiss the frog, it will turn into a Prince!!!
Hearing the Prince part, Rhea's ears perked up and I could sense that she was uncomfortable.
Rhea: But why Mom? Do you want a Prince in our house?
Me: I'm not so sure Rhea. If he becomes a Prince then we have to make sure he has everything he needs here, like his guards and his horses..
Now Rhea was really worried.
Rhea:Mom, I don't want a Prince in our house.
Me: Ok, then lets not kiss the frog. Don't worry about it.
I did't want her to be totally freaked out.
Sean: Rhea, Mom is just joking. It will not turn into a Prince. See I'll show you.
And Rhea shrieked like a catastophe was about to happen.
Rhea: Nooo Seannn don't kissss it.
Sean: Mom, give him to me, its not going to turn into a Prince.
Me: I'm warning you Sean, don't be so sure.
Sean takes it from my hand and gives it a kiss. Nothing happens.
Sean: See Rhea. Nothing happened!!! and he have a few more kisses to the frog.
I was still not ready for the fun to be over.
Me: Sean, don't be so sure. We don't know what that magic number is that will turn him into a Prince. It could be 2 or 3 or 10 kisses. We don't know. So be careful.
At that point he started to show a slight level of worry and decided to stop kissing.
And I heaved a sigh of relief that I could leave the mystery unsolved for some more time. But both of them have not brought it up in any conversations since then so maybe they just dont want to think about it.
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