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1、Ourstoryiscalled"TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty."ItwaswrittenbyMarkTwain.HereisShepO'Nealwiththestory.(MUSIC)STORYTELLER:AfriendofmineintheEastaskedmetovisitoldSimonWheeler,toaskaboutmyfriend'sfriend,LeonidasW.Smiley.Ididasmyfriendaskedmetodoandthisstoryistheresult.IfoundSim
2、onWheelersleepingbythestoveintheruinedminingcampofAngel's.Isawthathewasfatandhadnohair,andhadagentleandsimplelookuponhispeacefulface.Hewokeup,andgaveme"good-day."ItoldhimafriendhadaskedmetofindoutaboutafriendnamedLeonidasW.Smiley,whoheheardwasatonetimelivinginAngel'sCamp.IaddedthatifMi
3、sterWheelercouldtellmeanythingaboutthisLeonidasW.Smiley,Iwouldfeelagreatresponsibilitytohim.SimonWheelerforcedmeintoacornerwithhischairandbegantellingmethislongstory.Heneversmiled,heneverfrowned,heneverchangedhisvoice.Butallthroughtheendlessstorytherewasafeelingofgreatseriousnessandhon
4、esty.Thisshowedmeplainlythathethoughttheheroesofthestoryweremenofgreatintelligence.Ilethimgooninhisownway,andneverstoppedhimonce.ThisisthestorySimonWheelertold.(MUSIC)LeonidasW.….h'm…Le…well,therewasamanhereoncebythenameofJimSmiley,inthewinterofeighteenforty-nine--ormaybeitwasthespring
5、ofeighteen-fifty.Anyway,hewasthestrangestman.Hewasalwaysmakingmoneyonanythingthatturnedupifhecouldgetanybodytotrytomakemoneyontheotherside.Andifhecouldnotdothat,hewouldchangesides.Andhewaslucky,uncommonlucky.Hemostalwayswasawinner.Iftherewasadog-fight,hewouldtrytowinmoneyonit.Iftherewa
6、sacat-fight,hewouldtaketherisk.Iftherewasachicken-fight,hewouldtrytowinmoneyonit.Why,iftherewastwobirdssettingonafence,hewouldwantyoutodecidewhichonewouldflyfirstsohecouldwinmoney.LotsoftheboysherehaveseenthatSmileyandcantellyouabouthim.Why,itdidnotmattertohim.Hewouldtrytomakemoneyonan
7、ything.Hewasthemostunusualman.ParsonWalker'swifewasverysickonce,foralongtime,anditseemedasiftheywerenotgoingtosaveher.Butonemorninghecomein,andSmileyaskedhimhowwashiswife,andhesaidshewasbetter,thankGod.AndSmiley,beforehethought,says,"Well,I'llriskmymoneyshewillnotgetwell.'"AndSmileyh
