Walter Brennan Reads Mark Twain - Redux

frog          general: 1. being amphibious, its meaning also is often ambivalent;  2. its natural enemy is the serpent: e.g. Dante (Inf. C. 9, 76f.);

               special meanings: 1. frogs are often found on sign-boards and on stone tablets of facades; most probably they symbolize fertility and evolution;  2. D. Thomas: embryo: swimming in the uterus, 'spinning' his body ("a grief ago");

              folklore:  A. curative: esp. against diseases for which witches may be responsible; B. magic: 1. frogs can be used as effigies to work the harm on meant for a human being;  2. frog-bones (or a portion of them) of a slowly killed frog, have great magical power; 3. a frog's toe is a talisman against disease and evil;  4. frog-skin is a protective charm because of its slipperiness; cf. the "rabbit-foot" for speed; C. a frog coming into the house is a bad omen; D. frog-stones (cf. toad-stones): yellowish stones having the shape of a frog, found near lakes: lucky;   E. proverbs: a. "the frog cannot out of her bog";  b. "the frog said to the harrow: Cursed be so many lords";

             vinyl albums:  recording of famous Mark Twain short story as read by Oscar-winning thespian Walter Brennan during the glow of his long run on the Emmy Award-winning TV program 'The Real McCoys'.  Presented here in MP3 format for your edification.

The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

 

 

Comments

[Ann]

Enjoyed it thanks

[Mindwrecker]

I posted the OTHER Brennan cut from this record (my favorite) already here:
http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2010/06/walter-brennan-reading-mark-twain.html