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Bringing Back the Frogs of Yosemite
Outside via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter 50 years, the California red-legged frog made famous in Mark Twain's short story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is returning to...
Frogs and their jockeys will jump for joy at the fair
Star Beacon, Ashtabula, Ohio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 8—JEFFERSON — Mark Twain made frog jumping world famous in his short story, "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." And, although fairgoers may have read the story several times, ...
Woodburn: The Celebrated Jumping Princes of Tennis
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoSome people favor “The Frog Prince” fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm while others more greatly applaud “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”...
Red-legged creature — the largest of its kind in CA — makes comeback. ‘Remarkable’
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBefore their populations started to dwindle, California red-legged frogs could be found in ponds and...
Bring your walking shoes for this humorous community theater experience in Lenexa
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoMix the humor of Mark Twain with the beauty of Lenexa’s Black Hoof Park, and you’ve got the recipe...
Angels Camp conjures up nostalgic memories of childhood road trips
Victorville Daily Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs a young lad, my parents often loaded up the car and headed to destinations unknown. They knew...
Charles Farrar Browne Pioneered Stand-Up Comedy in America and Inspired Mark Twain
Biography via Yahoo News· 3 months agoNewspaper writer Charles Farrar Browne created a humorous persona Artemus Ward. He performed as Ward...
Columnist Chuck Bell heeds Mark Twain's wise words and heads west
Times Recorder via Yahoo News· 7 months agoI never tire of reading Mark Twain’s stories of his travels west, his stories of everything from mining gold to jumping frog contests and of the wisdom he wove into each account. This fall, ...
Scientists report 'remarkable' return of rare endangered frog species: 'Future projects like this...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 3 weeks ago"This has been an outstanding opportunity to utilize our protected wildlands to support native...
Leaping for joy: Mark Twain Elementary hosts annual frog races
The Duncan Banner, Okla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 18—An annual tradition continued to seal the end of an elementary season with kissing a frog, although this frog didn't turn into Prince Charming in the end, students were beyond excited ...
