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Herbert and Mr. White are playing chess waiting for their guest to arrive.  Their guest is Major Morris he is Mr.Whites old friend and is traveling through on his way back from India.

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Major Morris sits down with the Whites and they start talking about his recent travels in India.  after a while of drinking and telling stories Morris tells them about a monkeys paw that grants people wishes.  he dosen't like the paw and tries to burn it but Mr.White is intrigued and grabs it from the fire and keeps it even as Major Morris begs him to burn it.

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When Herbert is killed at work they are granted what their first wish was which was for 300 pounds.  Mrs. White cant deal with it and goes crazy.   Late one night she is crying by the window then thinks of bringing her son back to life using the paw.  Mr.White says she has gone crazy because the paw is what killed Herbert in the first place.  She forces him to wish their son back and "Herbert" comes back and begins knocking on their door.

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When Herbert is taken away from the door because Mr.White is scarred of seeing him again and uses his last wish to make "Herbert" to return to his grave.  Mrs.white crys because her son is gone and there's nothing she can do anymore.

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They realize the monkeys paw is horrible and they should have listened to Major Morris when he tried to throw it into the fire.

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A similar superstition is a lucky rabbits foot. Some people believe if you keep a rabbits foot on you it will give you good luck. There's no specific people that believe a lot of people do from all kinds of backgrounds.