I picked the story of the jumping frog, which was written by Mark Twain. This author is well-known for his humorous tales, and this is why I chose this story. This story is about a man who asks a friend, the narrator, to get information about his old friend, Leonidas W. Smiley, a young man, Gospel's minister. The narrator goes to talk to a man called Simon Wheeler to get information. But instead of telling him about Leonidas W. Smiley, Simon Wheeler tells him about another man, Jim Smiley. He liked to bet on anything, and frequently he was the winner for he was very lucky. Once, he got a frog and taught it some tricks, like jumping and catching flies. He bet a stranger that no other frog could jump higher than his. As the stranger had no frog,