Read the excerpt from "Pecos Bill."
And he and Widow-Maker had themselves some rootin'-tootin' crazy adventures. Once, there was a terrible drought that made all of Texas bone dry. So Pecos Bill rode Widow-Maker to California, lassoed a cloud, and pulled it home. It rained so much that it created the Gulf of Mexico.
Which element of a folktale is included in this excerpt?
A. the state of being passed down orally through generations
B. different versions, depending on the storyteller
C. a person who has an exaggerated ability
D. a clever person who plays a trick on another