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Why was Smiley so proud of his frog?

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Posted by xoxolizzlexoxo on January 31, 2008 at 10:02 AM and tagged with characters, frog, plot, the celebrated jumping frog of calaveras county

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Here's what Twain says about Smiley and his frog:

You never see a frog so modest and straightfor'ard as he was, for all he was so gifted. And when it come to fair and square...

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Posted by linda-allen on January 31, 2008 at 10:46 AM

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