The Story Behind the Frog Mask

The Story Behind the Frog Mask

Frog Mask beginnings...

I went to the cinema once and they were giving away little cardboard masks. I took the frog one and later took it to work with me. The frog mask hid away in my desk drawer for a long time until I found a use for it…

My boss was clearly distressed about something one day and I asked him what the matter was. He said that he would like to talk about it with me but his fiancée had a problem with him discussing their personal life with me – he had promised her that he would never discuss their private life with me again.

He was still obviously agitated and wished to unburden himself – it was then that I remembered the frog mask in my desk… “I’ve got an idea” I said “I’ll put this frog mask on and you can tell the frog about your problems.”

Rather than dismissing this suggestion as the bizarre and ridiculous notion that it was, he said “OK then.”

So there I was at my desk, arms folded and peering at my boss through the tiny frog eye holes, listening attentively to his domestic strife story. The frog offered comfort and advice and my boss seemed satisfied with this peculiar exchange.

On several occasions after that, my boss would approach my desk, hesitate, then finally wave his hand towards my desk drawer and say “Ummm, er…. Could you put the frog mask on? I need to talk.”