Hop-Frog

Hop-Frog is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe,which told a story about a dwarf's revenge.The Hop-Frog,a dwarf was taken from his homeland, became the jester of a king who was particularly fond of practical jokes. Taking revenge on the king and his ministers for striking his friend and fellow dwarf Trippetta, he dressed them as orangutans for a masquerade. In front of the king's guests, Hop-Frog murdered them all by setting their costumes on fire and then he escaped with Trippetta.