In “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” how do the stories about Jim Smiley’s horse and dog affect the development of the story about the jumping frog?
A) stories set up the idea that Smiley had backup bets if his jumping frog failed.
B)The stories set up the idea that Smiley assumed his clever training made his bets impossible to lose.
C)The stories set up the idea that Smiley lost bets concerning previous animals.
D)The stories set up the idea that Smiley relied on his animals for income.

The stories set up the idea that Smiley relied on his animals for income (Option D).

Explanation:

Smiley makes his living by betting but he is honest in the sense he never cheats on his bets. He puts his efforts into training his animals that look weak and unassuming. He trains them how to win, like in the case of his mare that he taught to hold back until the very last part of the race so she could then dash ahead and win. He also had a bulldog named Andrew Jackson, and his frog as well named Dan’l Webster. All of these were unlikely winners in the races or contests they engaged in. Jim Smiley presumably earns his living betting with the others in his community and people who pass through the town.  

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).

i think the beatles

explanation: they are talked about more.