![]() ![]() Terrified, he rushes back to the bedroom. While on the stairs, he suddenly hears a soft knock at the front door. White returns to bed after a while, his wife joins him.Įventually, Mr. She waits by the window for her son, but nobody comes. White is too excited to listen to reason and forces her husband to make the wish upon the monkey’s paw. White is utterly horrified at the thought of summoning their son back from the grave, especially because he was mangled beyond recognition in the accident. Then she startles him by suggesting that they should use the monkey’s paw to wish Herbert alive again. White awakens to find his wife lamenting for their son at the window. White collapses in a faint.Īfter Herbert's funeral, his grieving parents return to the family home, which now appears desolate. The stranger says that they will receive two hundred pounds in compensation–exactly the sum that Mr. White are utterly devastated at this news, but there is worse news still to come. In fact, he has come to tell them that Herbert has been killed in an accident at work. She makes him as welcome as she can, believing that he is bringing them good news about the two hundred pounds. However, she is intrigued when a well-dressed stranger unexpectedly turns up at the front door. White continues to tease her husband about having made the wish, but she too appears to be on the lookout for something to happen, and is disappointed when the morning mail only brings a bill. He jokes with his parents about the monkey's paw and then leaves for work. Next morning dawns, bright and cheerful, and Herbert is able to dismiss his misgivings of the previous night. In this rather unsettled mood, he too heads for bed. Reaching for some water to pour on the fire, he accidentally touches the monkey's paw, which alarms him further. Finally, he sees a strange monkey-like face in the flames, a sight which frightens him. Herbert remains in the room for a while, imagining pictures in the fire. Nothing else happens, and Herbert scoffs that he's not likely ever to see the money. White wishes for this with the paw, and he is shocked when he feels it move in his hand. Herbert suggests that he ask for two hundred pounds to help with the mortgage. White admits that he can't think of anything to wish for. White ends up buying the paw from Morris.Īfter Morris leaves, the Whites decide to put the paw to the test. Morris warns him that he should stay away from the paw. Morris then tosses the paw onto the fire, but Mr. As a result, according to Morris, the paw has the power to grant three wishes, but it brings disaster upon the wisher in the process. Morris somewhat reluctantly shows them the paw and declares that an old Indian fakir placed a spell on it. White remembers the strange tale of a monkey's paw that Morris recently told him. White remarks that he would like to see the strange and exotic sights of India, but Morris says he's better off at home. The family welcomes him warmly, and as he relaxes with a drink, he tells them exciting stories of his time in India (under British rule at the time of the story). White introduces him as Sergeant-Major Morris. From their conversation, it is apparent they are expecting a visitor. Father and son are playing chess while Mrs. White and their son Herbert in their cozy family home one stormy evening. The story is set in England around the turn of the twentieth century. ![]()
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