In the story, they celebrated, jumping frog of calaveras county

What is the author type of story characters, precipitating incident, rising, action, climax, falling, action, and denouement

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The author of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is Mark Twain.

- Characters: The main characters in the story are Smiley, the narrator, and the jumping frog.
- Precipitating incident: The narrator hears about the famous jumping frog and decides to visit Smiley to see it for himself.
- Rising action: The narrator meets Smiley, who introduces him to the frog and challenges him to a bet.
- Climax: The narrator realizes that Smiley has tricked him by feeding the frog lead pellets, which make him too heavy to jump.
- Falling action: The narrator leaves Smiley, feeling cheated, and plans to enact revenge on him.
- Denouement: The narrator finds out that Smiley has since died, and he reflects on the lessons he learned from the encounter.