Simon wheeler tells the narrator of "the notorious jumping frog of calaveras county" that jim smiley would

a. "bet on any thing"

b. "charm a snake"

c. "forget his own head if it wasn't attached"

d. "not a blind man cross the road"

A. "bet on any thing".

Explanation:

Mark Twain's short story "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is a retelling of a story that the narrator had heard from a bartender named Simon Wheeler. This story is about a frog who was believed to be the biggest jumper of all frogs.

The narrator had gone to the place to look or inquire about a friend's friend Leonidas W. Smiley. But once there, he couldn't get hold of the actual person, upon which the bartender offered to tell him a story about a guy named Jim Smiley. Simon also added that Jim "would bet on anything—the dangdest feller".

the answer would be choice c, cave paintings.