In the city of New Orleans there was a little girl named Valentina Thundershock who was visiting her best friend Poppy and her twin brother Peppermint with Val's mother Crimson telling them the story of the Frog Prince while making a new dress for Poppy 

Crimson: *reading the book* just at that moment the ugly little frog looked up with his sad round eyes and pleaded "oh please dear princess only a kiss from you can break this terrible spell that was inflicted on me by a wicked witch" 

Poppy: *whispering* here comes my favorite part 

Peppermint: *thinking* oh Poppy 

Cat: 🐈 *meow* 

Crimson: and the beautiful princess was so moved by his desperate plea that she stood down, picked up the slippery creature 

Poppy: *gets excited* 

Val: *dreads what's next* 

Crimson: leaned forward, raised him to her lips and kissed that little frog 

Poppy: aww 🥰 

Val: *gags* 

Crimson: then the frog was transformed into a handsome prince they were married and lived happily ever after the end *finishes Poppy's bow* 

Poppy and Peppermint: yay 😄😄

Poppy: read it again read it again 😄

Crimson: sorry Poppy it's time for us to be heading home say good night Val

Val: there is no way in the whole wide world I would ever ever ever I mean never kiss a frog yuck 

Narrator (me): *looks at the next few pages of the story* 😬

Poppy: is that so 😏 *puts a frog hat on the cat* well here's your Prince Charming Val 

Cat: 😨

Peppermint: *trying not to laugh* 

Poppy: come on 

Val: no 

Poppy: kiss him 

Val: stop it 

Poppy and Peppermint: kiss him kiss him kiss him 

Val: I won't I won't I won't *playfully shoves Poppy* 

Poppy: I would do it I would kiss a frog I would kiss a hundred frogs if I could marry a prince and be a princess *kisses cat* 😙

Cat: *bounces up to the ceiling* 😨

Val, Poppy and Peppermint: 😂😂😂

Crimson: you kids stop tormenting that poor little kitty 

Val, Poppy and Peppermint: 😂😂😂

Crimson: *gets cat down from the ceiling* poor thing 

Cat: 😰

Peppy: evening Crimson 

Peppermint: daddy 😄 *runs to hug Peppy* 

Poppy: daddy daddy look at my new dress isn't it pretty 🤩 

Peppy: look at you *picks up Poppy* why I'd expect nothing less from the finest seamstress in New Orleans 

Poppy: *sees the princess's dress in the book* ooh I want that dress 😄

Peppy: now Poppyseed 

Poppy: I want that one *pulls Peppy's mustache* please please please please 

Narrator (me): ow that's gotta hurt 

Peppy: Crimson you suppose you can whip something like that 😣

Crimson: anything for my best customer 

Poppy: yay 😄

Peppermint: 😄

Crimson: come on Val your daddy should be home from work now *heads home with Val* 

Peppy: alright now princess you're getting that dress but that's it no more Mr. Pushover now who wants a puppy 

Puppy: 😄 *barks* 

Poppy: I do I do he's so cute 😄

Peppermint: 😄

Narrator (me): umm ok that kinda defeats the purpose of not being a pushover parent 

Then Val and her mom head back to their neighborhood which may not be as fancy as Poppy's neighborhood but it's home sweet home and she made some gumbo with her dad, Bertrand 

Bertrand: mmm gumbo smells good Val 

Val: I think it's done daddy 

Bertrand: are you sure 

Val: 🙂‍↕️

Bertrand: absolutely positive 

Val: yes

Bertrand: ok I'm about to put this spoon in myyyyy *about to taste the gumbo* 

Val: wait *adds some Tabasco sauce then tastes* done 

Then she lets her dad taste it 

Bertrand: hmm 🧐 

Val: what 

Bertrand: well sweetheart this is the best gumbo I've ever tasted 😄 *picks up Val*

Val: *giggles* 😄

Bertrand: Crimson our little girl's got a gift 

Crimson: I could've told you that 

Bertrand: a gift this special just got to be shared 

Then the family went to tell their neighbors 

Val: hey everybody I made gumbo 😄

Neighbors: 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

Then everyone gathered to and enjoyed the gumbo and later Crimson and Bertrand went to put Val into bed 

Bertrand: you know the thing about good food it brings folks together from all walks of life it warms them right up and it puts little smiles on their faces and when I open up my own restaurant I tell you people are going to line up for miles around just to get a taste of my food *shows Val a picture of people eating in a restaurant* 

Val: our food 

Bertrand: that's right baby *writes Val's Place on the picture* our food 

Narrator (me): awww 🥰 I wish me and my dad were close like that 

Val: *hugs pictures* 😊 *sees something outside* 😄 daddy look *goes to her window* 

Bertrand: where are you going 

Val:  Poppy's fairy tale book said if you make a wish on the evening star it's sure to come true 

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Crimson: well you wish on that star sweetheart 

Bertrand: yes you wish and you dream with all your little heart but you remember Val that old star can only take you part of the way you got to help it along with some hard work of your own and then you can do anything you set your mind to 

Narrator (me): thanks for the very informative life lesson Bertrand, Val will remember that 

Bertrand: just promise your daddy one thing that you'll never ever lose sight of what's really important ok 

Val: 🙂‍↕️

Then Crimson and Bertrand tuck Val into bed and kiss her good night then as soon as they left her room Val went to see the evening star 

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Val: *hugs her picture* please please please 

Frog: 🐸 

Narrator (me): oh hey little guy what brings you here 

Val: *sees frog* 😐

Frog: 🐸 *crooks* 

Val: 😱

Then Val ran out of her room to avoid the frog