The tears from her crying began to form a pond beneath her. The pond grew larger and larger and suddenly she was surrounded by water.
Unexpectedly for Marie, her prince emerged from beneath the pond’s surface. In his human form he asked his love to join him for eternity under the water. She agreed immediately.
She followed him into the depths of her pond of tears and the two lived happily together for many suns and moons.
The beautiful girl’s mother ran outside to see where her daughter had run off. She approached the creek and found only a small sparkling pond surrounded by the brilliant orange scales.