Cartoon princess kneels by a lily pond with a crowned frog under a crescent moon.

Princess Sharing Her Crown by the Moonlit Pond

A smiling princess kneels at a lily pond, offering her starry crown to a happy frog beneath moon, reeds, and trees.

🎨 How to color it

Give the princess’s gown a soft lavender, her star crown a golden yellow, the frog a bright pond green, and the cattails a warm brown. Use chunky crayons or broad markers for the big skirt, moonlit water, and round lily pads, and do not worry if little hands color over the lines. Try making the pond dark blue around the frog’s lily pad so his tiny crown shines like the princess’s own.

The story behind this coloring page

Nellie’s Quiet Crown — Before bedtime bells, Princess Nellie carried a little silver cup of moon-milk to the reed pond. Read the full story →

Before bedtime bells, Princess Nellie carried a little silver cup of moon-milk to the reed pond. The cattails went hush-hush in the cool air, and Nellie hoped to see the night lilies open, just one white pop at a time.

Halfway around the bank, mud sucked at her slipper—schlup!—and her hem got wet. Then a small voice said, “May I borrow a bit of shine?” A frog sat on a lily pad, blinking under the crescent moon. The pond was too dark for his tiny tadpoles to find the safe leaves.

Nellie set her starry crown beside him. No trumpets heard. No servants saw. The tadpoles wiggled home through gold glimmers, and the frog bowed low. Nellie walked back with muddy toes and a lighter head, while the night lilies opened, one white pop at a time—can you spot the crown that stayed behind?