The Monkey's Paw

W. W. Jacobs

⏱ 8 minGothic classic

A retired soldier brings a mummified paw that grants three wishes, and an ordinary English family learns too late why he begged them to leave fate alone. The definitive be-careful-what-you-wish-for tale.

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