Its narrator is tricked into hearing the story from Simon Wheeler and finds it so dull that he sneaks away before  hearing about a one-eyed, yellow cow.
Its narrator is tricked into hearing the story from Simon Wheeler and finds it so dull that he sneaks away before  hearing about a one-eyed, yellow cow. Instructed to inquire about Rev. Leonides Smiley, he instead learns how Andrew Jackson dies of shame after losing a fight to a dog that has lost both its hind legs. Daniel Webster at least survives an opponent's ploy of feeding him lead shot, but still loses the bet for Jim Smiley. For ten points, this is the plot of what Mark Twain story about a gambling man with a penchant for naming his pets after politicians.
Its narrator is tricked into hearing the story from Simon Wheeler and finds it so dull that he sneaks away before  hearing about a one-eyed, yellow cow.
The {Celebrated Jumping Frog} of Calaveras County (accept The Notorious {Jumping Frog of Calaveras County} and {Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog})