介绍:
'Well， give it to me，' Mr White said．'Perhaps this time it…'
'No！' Tom Morris cried．'You're my friend． I can't give it to you．'then，after a minute，he said，'I can't give it to you，but，of course you can take it from me．But remember—this monkey's paw brings unhappiness！'
Old Mr White did not listen and he did not think．Quickly， he put out his hand， and he took the paw．
Tom Morris looked unhappy，but Mr White did not want to wait．
'What do I do now？' he asked his friend．
'Yes， come on， Father， Herbert said．'Make a wish！' And he laughed．
The soldier said nothing and Mr White asked him again，'What do I do now？'
At first the old soldier did not answer， but in the end he said quietly，'OK． But remember！ Be careful！ Think before you make your wish，'
'Yes， yes，' Mr White said．
'Take the paw in your right hand and then make your wish， but…'tom Morris began．
'Yes， we know，' Herbert said．'Be careful！'
Just then old Mrs White stood up and she began to get the dinner． Her husband looked at her．Then he smiled and said to her，'Come on．Help me ！What can I wish for？ We need money，of course．'
Mrs White laughed， but she thought for a minute and then she said，'Well， I'm getting old now and sometimes it's difficult to do everything．Perhaps I need four hands and not two． Yes， ask the paw to give me two more hands．'
'OK， then，' her husband said， and he took the monkey's paw in his right hand．Everybody watched him and for a minute he waited． Then he opened his mouth to make his wish．
Suddenly Tom Morris stood up．'Don't do it！'he cried．
The old soldier's face was white． Herbert and his mother laughed， but Mr White looked at Tom's face．
Old Mr White was afraid and he put the monkey's paw into his pocket．
After a minute or two they sat down at the table and began to have dinner． The soldier told the family many strange and wonderful stories about India．They forgot the monkey's paw， and because the soldier's stories were interesting，they asked him many questions about India． When Tom Morris stood up to leave， it was very late．
'Thank you for a very nice evening，' Morris said to the family．'And thank you for a very good dinner， 'he said to Mrs White．
'It was a wonderful evening for us， Tom，' Old Mr White answered．'Your stories were very interesting． Our life isn't very exciting and we don't have the money to visit India， so please come again soon． You can tell us some more stories about India．'
Then the old soldier put on his coat．He said goodbye to the White family， and went out into the rain．
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