Frog Fountain ... Redwood Park ... S.F.
"The frogs are a nod to Mark Twain's short story 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.' Why a tribute to Mark Twain next to the Transamerica building? Well, Mark Twain met a man named Tom Sawyer nearby, and Twain liked the name so much he gave it to the character in the novel he was writing."
Mark Twain wrote an essay containing the short story, his translation difficulties, and some hints on the solution of the Jerry Lewis enigma
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