I recently had this request: > John, > I'd like to get my hands on a story Mark Twain wrote but I don't > remember the title of it. It was really different from anything > else he'd ever written. > > There were two boys who were given the power to make people out of > mud. They made a whole village and then did terrible things to > their creations--floods, earthquakes, etc.--and then laughed at them. > > I think Twain was inspired to write this after one of his children > died of a protracted illness. Do you remember the title of the > story?' This doesn't ring a bell with me. Any help? Thanks, John Evans