Frog in a Koi Pond: Fantasy

The frog lazed on his lily pad. It was a pretty cushy life, all things considered. Flies were plentiful, he could watch carp swimming below his lily pad when he got bored, and he'd always loved basking in the sun. He was probably having the time of his indolent life, Li-Chang thought, as she watched the koi pond from her balcony. She, on the other hand, was not. A missing prince had complicated her life greatly. She knew he wasn't missing, but she could hardly tell his imperial majesty, her insufferable older brother, that the prince he'd imported to marry her was buys eating flies. And she knew he wouldn't believe her if she explained that it was because they had been cursed.

Inspiration: Frog-print address labels
Story Potential: medium
Finished Length: Short story.
Notes: Would need to do a fair amount of research to get the Asian fairytale tone right.