I do not mean to insult the reader by pretending that I killed, for instance, a regiment of cavalry【单选题】

I do not mean to insult the reader by pretending that I killed, for instance, a regiment of cavalry or swallowed a battery of guns, —such _______ tales would disgrace both the hearer and the teller.

A. ridiculous

B. ludicrous

C. laughable

D. absurd