Name Tag

Oh look! said one of the ladies, whose name was Sandra. The tomato's fallen off the table.

She bent down to pick Frog up.

Careful! said Frog.

It talks! exclaimed Sandra.

I'm one of the group, explained Frog. I got up on the table because the chair was too low.

Why aren't you wearing a name tag? asked another woman, whose name was Nadja.

I didn't know we had to, said Frog.

I'll do one for you, said Sandra. What's your name?

Frog, said Frog.

The others at the table stopped talking and looked at Frog.

Are you here as an example of what we're meant to be talking about? asked Brad.

No, said Frog. What do you mean?

I mean, said Brad, you appear to be a frog that looks like a tomato.

Or a tomato that thinks it's a frog, said Nadja.

We don't allow that sort of thing to be made in Germany, said Elsa, who was German.

Don't be too concerned, said, Koh, who was Korean and worked in a lab. Such a thing is very difficult to make. It takes thousands of tries, and then, when you make one, it usually dies.

True, said the Professor. Everything contains the seeds of its own destruction.

Hey Ho! said Frog. Nietszche!