Hop-Frog

The court jester Hop-Frog, 'being also a dwarf and a cripple', is the much-abused 'fool' of the unnamed king. This king has an insatiable sense of humour: 'he seemed to live only for joking'. Both Hop-Frog and his best friend, the dancer Trippetta (also small, but beautiful and well-proportioned), have been stolen from their homeland and essentially function as slaves. Because of his physical d...