3. The friend and the parents are scared of the monkey’s paw,
but the son is curious. The father makes a wish for $200. The
son leaves for his job at the factory.
4. T
The next morning, a man from the
factory brings the news of the son’s
horrible death, plus $200 dollars for
their loss.
5. TheThe son is buried near
a cemetery near the family
home. The mother wants
to see her dead son again..
6. The mother asks her husband
to make the second wish to
bring her son back.
7. The father is scared, but he takes the monkey’s
paw and wishes for the dead son to come back.
8. The dead son’s ghost knocks on the
door. The frightened father makes the
third wish for the ghost to go away.
9. SUMMARY
WHAT is the lesson of the story?
o WHO is in the story
(characters)
o WHERE does the story
take place (setting)
o WHAT is the problem?
o WHAT is the solution?
10. o Mr. White
oMrs. White
oThe son
oThe friend
oThe monkey’s paw
CHARACTERS
15. SUMMARY
The family had three wishes on an evil monkey’s paw. They wished
for $200 but the evil money came from their son’s horrible death at
the factory. The mother used the second wish to wish her dead son
to come back from the cemetery. The son’s ghost knocked at the
door, and the father was so afraid, he used the third wish to make
the son’s ghost go away.
