The Bald Frog and the Wig

My Random Question: “Hurry! The children are waiting. Please tell them the story about the bald frog and the wig.”

The bald frog wanted to visit the King at his castle, but he couldn't find his wig. No one would dare go to the castle without a proper wig; it just wasn't done. So, the frog thought, "What can I do?" Then it hit him. "I'll visit my cousin in Savannah, GA, and grab some of the Spanish moss hanging from the trees. The color will blend perfectly with my skin, and it will be the curliest wig in the kingdom."

When the frog returned from visiting his cousin, he placed the Spanish moss on his head and proudly strode into the castle. The King was glad to see his favorite frog and invited him to dine with the royal family. Everything went fine until the Queen looked for her salad. She mistook the frog's wig for bean sprouts and promptly pulled the moss from his head, put it on her plate, and poured salad dressing all over the frog's wig.

The King was startled to see one of his subjects dining at his table without wearing a wig. He looked at the frog and saw how embarrassed he was. The frog felt small and naked without his elegant wig of Spanish moss. The King took pity on the poor frog and said, "Mozart and Haydn with their powdered wigs have been dead for over 20 years now. Beethoven doesn't wear a wig, why should I?" With a big SPLAT! the King threw his wig into the soup. Then the King declared that all his subjects were modern beings, after all they lived in the Nineteenth Century. No longer would wigs be required just to visit the King.