Summary Of The Celebrated Jumping Frog
We chose a frog as our physical artifact because our story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, is a tale relating to a frog who could allegedly jump higher than any other frog around. The frog we have displayed is a literal interpretation of the story.
Dan’l Webster is the frog that Smiley educates to jump higher, faster, and farther than any other frog. He beats all the competition until the day that the stranger fills him with quail shot, immobilizing him. Smiley picks him Dan'l, and he weighs about five pounds. Then he burps out some of the quail shot, which clues Smiley in to what had just happened.
If you lived in the 19th century and read the name "Dan’l Webster," you would obviously think of the famous senator and Secretary
Dan’l Webster is the frog that Smiley educates to jump higher, faster, and farther than any other frog. He beats all the competition until the day that the stranger fills him with quail shot, immobilizing him. Smiley picks him Dan'l, and he weighs about five pounds. Then he burps out some of the quail shot, which clues Smiley in to what had just happened.
If you lived in the 19th century and read the name "Dan’l Webster," you would obviously think of the famous senator and Secretary