The tricky mind of Mark Twain's yokels in The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is certain to incite giggling and a gratefulness for Twain's uncanny ear for the tongue. Henry's destitution stricken couple in The Gift of the Magi encounter a touch of destiny that no one but love can bring, and when it happens on Christmas Eve, it is substantially more fulfilling. One of Edgar Allan Poe's most popular stories, The Cask of Amontillado, with the dangerous craziness of its storyteller, the primal dread it stimulates, and its unexpected silliness has captivated perusers for a long time. Naturalism and humanoid attribution are vital components in Jack London's To Build a Fire, as the story's absurd Yukon voyager pushes his puppy toward their inverse destinies subsequent to disregarding smarter men's recommendation.
