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?

the state of being passed down orally through generations
different versions, depending on the storyteller
a person who has an exaggerated ability
a clever person who plays a trick on another