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The Monkey's Paw

W.W. Jacobs. “ The Monkey's Paw” Mr. and Mrs. White and there son get a monkey’s paw that gives you 3 wishes, but they come with bad luck. Some wishes bring good luck,but there might be something bad with it.

I looked out the window a man was walking to the front door. It’s your son he said, is he ok Mrs.white asked. he is badly hurt.” he said quietly.but he is in no pain. thank goodness for that. she started to cry. he got stuck in some machinery.

Go and get that monkey’s paw and wish our son alive. so he went down stairs and wished when went back down the steps and at the bottom he heard a quiet knock. so he ran up stairs and slammed the door Mrs. White heard the knock and started to run when her husband caught her

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