An example of the tall tale in The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is when Wheeler describes Smiley as a man who will make a bet on anything, even something as dumb as which of two birds will fly off of a fence first (Wilson 22). ... The following paragraphs will give you examples from four different stories, The Adventures of Huck Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg. ... Tom is a character who can't sit still in church or in school. ... Huck admits to the older man that he worries about...

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• Grade Level: High School