Frog Fountains

	Somehow, frogs became the “funny man” of the amphibian world. No other member of that classification has been reproduced so often as stuffed toys, frog fountains, good luck charms, lawn ornaments, or lead characters in cartoons and children’s books. Frog’s are celebrated in song (Froggy Goes A-Courting), television (Kermit the Frog of Muppet fame), games (leapfrog), and even the pursuits of adults, like underwater diving (frogmen). However, the fascination with all things froggy, is not new. Many cultures have beliefs or traditions based on these web-footed wonders, including associations between the frog and good luck, rebirth, or trickery. In Ancient Egypt, the frog-headed goddess Hekt, symbolized birth and fertility. From India and China, comes the legend that the world rests on the back of a three-legged frog, which causes earthquakes when it moves. Some Native American tribes picture the frog with wood in its mouth, because they believe the frog played a role in bringing fire to Man. Over in Ireland, they are thought to be a relative of the leprechaun, and capable of pulling tricks behind your back.

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Frog Fountains

The frog’s own cycle of life may be the root of some legends or beliefs, particularly when you consider how they spend weeks as tadpoles, which then transform into the adult frog. Their association with rebirth and fertility is believed to originate in the fact that frogs shed their own skin and then eat it.

Modern day frog tales are usually fun and engaging. Kermit, the Muppet star, backed up by the voice of Jim Hensen, brought frogs out of the pond and onto center stage. And the 1955 animated short “One Froggy Evening”, with no dialogue, just music and the tunes of a singing frog, was deemed “culturally significant” by the Library of Congress in 2003.

And now that they are so firmly entrenched in our culture, you can have frogs wherever you go. Not only is a frog garden fountain a charming addition to a bed of blossoms outdoors, these electrically powered fountains make a great indoor conversation piece, either stand alone, or placed amongst a “landscaped” arrangement of potted plants. No office needs go frog-less either, when you can choose from an assortment of delightful froggy characters lounging around the lily ponds of tabletop fountains, whose calming water sounds are just the thing when you’re about to croak from overwork.