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“The Monkey’s Paw”

By

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 The night was cold

and wet.

 The wind is howling

outside.

 Inside the house was

a warm fire in the fireplace.

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 Mr. White and his son

are playing chess.

 Mrs. White is calmly

knitting.

 Sergeant Major Morris

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speaks about India

 He shows the Whites

the monkey’s paw

 A fakir put a spell on

the monkey’s paw

 It allows three people

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 The fakir wanted to

show that fate ruled people’s lives

 Those who interfered

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

Sergeant Major

Morris mentions

that he was

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 He points out that the

first owner was

granted three wishes also

 While the Sergeant

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reveals that he was able to get the

monkey’s paw from the first owner.

 He tells the Whites

that he thought about selling it but that it

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When asked if he would like to have

another three wishes, the Sergeant Major

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 Suddenly he threw

the monkey’s paw into the fire.

 Mr. White retrieves it

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 _{He tells Mr. White to}

hold it up in the air

and make a wish if he wants

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 The Whites make a joke of it when Mrs. White mentions that they should wish that she had four pairs of hands.

 Sergeant Major Morris tells them that they need to wish for

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 Mr. White gives the

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After the

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 A fine crash from the

piano greeted the wish followed by a loud outcry from Mr. White.

 Mr. White explained

that the monkey’s paw moved and that it twisted in his hand like a snake.

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 In spite of the eager

anticipation, the money never

appeared.

 Outside the wind

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 The old man jumped

at the sound of the door banging

upstairs.

 An unusual and

depressing silence fell upon all three and

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The son remarks

that he doesn’t

see the money

and that he bets

he never will.

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 He mentions that they

should expect the cash tied up in a big bag in the middle of their bed with

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Part II

 The family appears to

be a jovial mood the following morning.

 It is winter, but the

sun is shining.

 The monkey’s paw is

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 Speculation is that all old soldiers are full of wild tales that simply aren’t true.

 Nevertheless, Morris

told the Whites that the things wished for might happen so naturally

that they could be attributed to

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Part II



Herbert White, the

son, leaves for

work.

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Later that day,

Mrs. White checks

the mailbox in

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 She notices the

mysterious movements of a man who appeared to be attempting to

make up his mind about entering.

 The fourth time, the

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He was invited into

the house by Mrs.

White.

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The visitor

announces that he is

from Maw and

Meggins

 This is the company

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 He informs them that

there has been an accident

 Herbert “isn’t in any

pain.”

 Mrs. White suddenly

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 Herbert was caught in

the machinery and killed.

 He could not be truly

identified except the by clothes he was wearing.

 Body was

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 While the company

claimed no liability, they awarded the old couple two hundred pounds.

 Mrs. White shrieked in

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Part III

 Herbert was buried in

the new cemetery two miles from the house.

 The couple no longer

spoke to one another

 They remained in

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A week later,

Mr. White awoke

to find that his

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 He invited her back

into the bed, saying that she would get cold.

 She replied that it was

colder for her son.

 She began to cry but

remembered the

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 The old man informs

her that Herbert had been dead for ten days

 The body was beyond

recognition when Herbert was killed

 The body wouldn’t be

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 The man wanted to

know how she would recognize him now if he came back.

 He went downstairs

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 The old woman

commanded him to wish their son back to life.

 The old man made the

wish.

 Watching the shadows

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When nothing

happened, the

old man

breathed a sigh

of relief and

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 They returned to bed.  Later the old man got

up, striking a match, went downstairs.

 As he paused to strike

another match, he

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 _{While the second}

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 As the old woman

rushed down the

stairs heading to the door, her husband

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 She escaped from him

and ran to the door.

 The old man

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 The husband

followed, calling out to her as she hurried downstairs.

 He heard the chain

rattling and the bottom door bolt

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 There was constant

banging echoing

throughout the house as the husband

frantically searched for the monkey’s paw.

 Finding it, he made

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 The door opened and

a cold wind rushed up the staircase.

 The wife screamed a

loud wail of

disappointment as he rushed to her side.

 They went to the door