Question

In “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” how do the stories about Jim Smiley’s horse and dog affect the development of the story about the jumping frog?

Answer 1

The stories about Jim Smiley's horse and dog affect the development of the story about the jumping frog as when a stranger bets him 40$ that his frog can not jump and considered as all the normal frogs. That stranger filled frog with bucket shot and therefore it was unable to jump.

Explanation:

• It is an amusing story of Jim and his trained frog.

• He trained his frog and arranged several bet schemes.

• One day as Jim turned around, a stranger filled his frog with bucket shot, making him loose the bet .