![]() ![]() White says he would not know what to wish for, since he has everything he needs already. When Morris leaves, Herbert teases his father for giving Morris a small bit of money in exchange for the paw, which Herbert says must be an invented story like the rest of Morris’s tall tales. The group goes back to listening to Morris’s tales of India and sits down to eat supper, forgetting about the paw for a while. White decides to keep it, and Morris tells him that if he wishes upon it, there will be consequences. ![]() Then Morris throws the paw into the fire, but Mr. Morris reports that he has, and another man, the first to possess it, used the third of his wishes to cause his own death. ![]() White asks Morris if he has used his three wishes. The spell grants three separate individuals three wishes each. Morris reveals that the mummified monkey’s paw came from a fakir, an Indian holy man, who put a spell on the paw in order to teach people that fate ruled everyone’s lives, and those who tried to alter fate would suffer. White recalls that Morris recently told him about a monkey’s paw. Morris entertains the family with stories from his travels abroad in India. White shouts about how awful it is living in such a remote area when it storms. White remarks about how he doesn’t believe their guest will come on a stormy night like this. White is knitting by the fire inside their home. White and his son, Herbert, are playing chess and Mrs. ![]()
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