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Comparing The Monkey's Paw And The Third Wish

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In my essay, I will be comparing and contrasting “The Monkey’s Paw”, by W.W. Jacobs, and “The Third Wish”, by Joan Aiken. “The Monkey’s Paw” is about as family who has arose upon a Monkey’s Paw which is cursed.” The Third Wish”, there once was a man who came a swan who needed help. He frees the swan which grants him three wishes. He uses two of his wishes with his third wish ungranted.

“The Monkey’s Paw” and, “The Third Wish” are similar in some ways. In both stories they get granted three wishes. Both stories, the wishes aren’t used very wisely . They thought about their wishes pretty well but honestly didn’t turn out as expected. They used one wish to undo another wish that didn’t go as expected. They both had interesting endings
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