Answer: Mark Twain claims that the humorous story is one of the most difficult to master. He makes the distinction between the French witty story, the English comic story, and the American humorous story. As an American author, Twain makes specific assertions about the differences between humorous and comic stories. He describes the humorous story as a high art, in which the author manipulates the readers's understanding of what is happening and that wanders into great depths, rather than its shallow counterparts.
