Yet, that is not the true story.
Once upon a time, there was a cat named Princess who had, since kittenhood, been owned by an middle-aged woman in the countryside. Princess loved to go out into the garden and explore. One rainy day she met a frog, which, out of cat instincts, chased around the garden. But the frog was too fast and soon Princess gave up the chase.
As she sat by the fountain cleaning her whiskers, the frog hopped by to congratulate her on her quick movements through the crowded garden. Soon the two get talking, different species but with something in common which neither of them know the other has.
The Princess was actually a real Princess kidnapped when she was only a two, by the middle-aged woman (an evil witch) who wishes to destroy the Kingdom. The Queen died giving birth to her heir and the King is devastated he can't find his long lost daughter and he falls ill. It was only a matter of time before he dies and the Kingdom goes to war.
The frog was actually a Prince turned into a frog by the same evil witch. He is the Prince of the neighboring Kingdom which collapsed after the witch changed him into a frog and killed his parents.
The witch's ultimate goal is to destroy both kingdoms and pose as a savior by making herself Queen with her powers.
Later, both Princess and Frog fall in love and, though they do think it is strange they feel this way, a way they thought only humans could feel, they both want to kiss the other. When they do, they both change back. It is here that the Princess finds out the frog was human and the frog finds out Princess was not a cat.
In the end, the evil witch is banished and threatened that if she did return, she would be ruthlessly killed. Finally, the two kingdoms unite as the Princess and the Prince get married. The Princess' father regains his health after.
The reason the story we know today has only the Prince as the changed one is because it would've been harder to believe if both of them were changed.
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