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17 May, 09:33

In "the notorious jumping frog of calaveras county" by mark twain, why is simon wheeler so eager to suggest to the stranger that they bet on his frog?

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    Because Jim Smiley was a man addicted to gambling, and we knew he would accept. Jim turned his frog, Dan’l Webster, into a pet. He wanted to bet that his frog could jump higher than any other frog. However, while Jim wasn't looking the stranger filled Dan’l Webster with quail shot, and Smiley lost the bet.
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