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The Monkeys PawBy (author) W.W.JacobsThe mystery of the Monkeys Paw is a cleverly thought out short story.This story had three primary(prenominal) parts. These parts were the first wish, the imprimaturwish, and the third wish.The first wish was the only tragic wish that was granted. Mr. vacuous, his parole Herbert, and an old man were sitting around contend chess. There was aknock at the door and Mr. White answered it to let the man in. His name wasSergeant-Major Morris. He sat down in the seat nearest the fire, and afterseveral glasses of whiskey he began to talk. He talked about some of his warexperiences, and then of India.His last story was about a witching(prenominal) mummified monkeys paw. Thesergeant-major tells the family that the old dried out monkeys paw has a spellput on it by an old fakir. The story continues and then Mr.White and thesergeant-major trade. Later Mr. White wishes for cc pounds. A man comes andvisits the Whites telling them that their son Herbert had be en killed, and thenhe gibes them 200 pounds. The consequence of Mr. Whites first wish is the mainreason he uses a second and third wish.Mr. White did not want to use a second wish but his wife insisted thatthey wish their son back to life. Mr. White wishes his son back to life, butnothing happens so they go to sleep. They are sleeping when they hear aknocking sound at their front door. Mrs. White goes under to answer thedoor even though Mr. White told her not to answer the door. Mrs. Whiteapproached the door while Mr. White looked for the monkeys paw.At the very moment Mr. White unlocked the door Mr. White found themonkeys paw and made his third and final wish. Just as he made his wish theknocking stopped, and his wife opened the door. What was the last wish? Theauthor never really says, but one can assume that he wished he had never made