The Frog and His Wig By Christina Grimaldi

Once upon a time, far far away there was a land that was ruled by frogs. And in this land there was a lonely, sad frog named Chester. The reason why Chester was so sad and lonely was because he was inlove with the most beautiful frog girl Belinda and wanted to marry her but never thought he would. Chester could never build up enough courage to ask Belinda on a date because he thought that she would never date him for he was bald and that made him feel unattractive. Time passed and Chester admired Belinda from afar and always wished that he had hair on his head so he could win her heart. Well, Belinda was coming to the age when female frogs were to be married and she started dating many handsome suitors, but they all lacked the charm and sense of humour Belinda so desired in a frog. When Chester saw that Belinda was dating other frogs he decided that enough time had passed and he made the decision to do something about his baldness. Chester went to the next town and decided to get fitted for a wig. He tried on many wigs. Blonde ones, black ones, even red ones but none of them looked right. Until finally, like as if sent down to him from the Gods, Chester found his wig. It was brown and flowy and he knew that that was what would need to impress Belinda enough for her to go out with him. So off Chester went with his new hair on his head to go gather his bride. He marched up to her door and was about to knock, but he lost his nerve. And just as he was about to turn away Belinda opens the door and for the first time their eyes met. She asked him if there was something she could help him with, and Chester just stood there for a few moments silently until finally he found the courage to speak. He asked her out for a date that night and to his surprise she accepted. They were to meet in an hour, so Chester ran home and made sure his wig was just right because this was his only chance to win Belindas heart. They met at a local park and shared ice cream together and it was going great! Chester was feeling so much more confident with his new hair on his head. He was telling jokes and making Belinda cry of laughter, he felt his dreams might actually come true. Suddenly the wind picked up and Chesters wig went flying off his head and up into the trees. Well, Chester was devestated, he did not know what to do. The wig flew too far up and it was too late for him to redeem himself. Belinda saw him without his wig and Chester was certain that she would want nothing to do with him now. Belinda looked at him for a few moments without speaking and Chester just sat there almost in tears. Finally Belinda spoke and what she said made Chesters head spin. She told him that she had never met someone that could make her laugh as much as he could, and that Chesters wig flying away was the funniest thing she had ever seen in her whole life. She burst out laughing and gave him a big hug. Belinda told Chester that she was looking for someone as funny and charming as he was and that she was so happy that she had finally found him. To say the least, Chesters wish came true, he got to marry his beautiful Belinda. Chester realized that he didn't need a wig to impress his love, she loved him for who he was, just the way he was, bald and funny!

Advice

why do we torment ourselves with trivial issues? Problems occur in our lives that we could handle with such grace and efficiency, but instead we dwel on them and make situations harder for ourselves then they have to be. It's as if we know the answers and what is right but it is so hard for us to admit it or follow through with them. And why is it that we can give such great advice for others but when that same advice could apply to us we never take it? Answers to issues appear so simple from the outside but when we are faced with those same issues we are lost and we torment ourselves over them. When do we and can we take our own advice?