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The story of Jim Smiley, a chronic gambler, and his amazing frog, as told by the chatty old Simon Wheeler.
Really, does it matter what the subject matter is when you're reading Mark Twain? His characterizations pull you in so completely that he can talk about anything and you're mesmerized. It's somewhat disturbing that his writing is so charming that a lengthy paragraph about a nasty dog fight almost seemed quaint. That one objectionable (to me) paragraph aside, this is an adorably crafted, silly story.
To read this story online, click here.
This completes the 2008 Short Story Challenge. Yippee!!
5 comments:
Congratulations on finishing the challenge!
Thanks for the link (you little Classics reader, you). Congrats on the challenge, too!
Bermudaonion ~ Thanks!
Michele ~ Thank you and you're welcome! I try to include links for short stories whenever I can find them. And I swear I'll get that meme done. I'm so bad about those!
yay, another one down, congrats!
Thanks, Joanna! I wasn't sure I was going to get this one done. Silly, since it was probably the easiest one of the bunch!
Lezlie
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