Monkey's Paw Essay

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It was a late afternoon when a man walked into a gift shop. He was wandering around when he saw a monkey's paw. He was curious on why it was there when he saw a tag on it. He picked up the paw and read the tag that said:
This paw will give you 3 wishes, be careful what you wish for, for all your wishes will come true. The man walked to the counter, but no one was there. So he ringed the bell that was on the desk when a woman wearing a hijab and a layered dress walked up. “I would like to buy this monkey’s paw from you,” said the man.

“Are you sure about your purchase?” asked the woman.

“I am positive, i could use some luck,” said the man.

“Well, then i wish you luck sir,” said the woman. The man walked out and automatically called …show more content…

My daughter is 32.”

The woman replied, “I am your daughter. You wished for me back alive, but you got the older me.” The man closed his door and stood there for a second. He took a deep breath and opened the door again. But she wasn’t there when he opened it again. He sighed and went back to bed. The next morning he got up and felt all this weight on him. He went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. He screamed and noticed he had gained weight. He weighed himself and was confused on how he went from 200 pounds to 600 pounds. Then he realized when he asked for 400 pounds, he wasn’t specific. He decided he would try to burn some of it by going on a run, when he noticed a motorcycle in front of his house. He got excited that something had finally gone the way he had wished. Instead of going on a run he hopped on the motorcycle and took it for a ride. He was so big that the bike was so hard to control. It kept wiggling side to side when had run into another car. He was badly hurt so they called Sergeant Major Morris to let him know his friend was not going to survive.
Major Morris got there and saw the monkey’s paw in his pocket and had pulled it out. He looked at the tag and read