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Sergeant-Major Morris arrives at the White home to share his experiences serving in India.
The sergeant-major takes out a monkey's paw that has a spell on it allowing three men three wishes. He tosses the paw into the fire and Mr. White retrieves it.
Mr. White wishes for money to pay off the mortgage. The next day, the Whites’ son dies in a factory accident and the family is awarded compensation money.
At his wife’s request, Mr. White wishes for his son to be brought back to life. At night, a knock is heard at the door and Mr. White makes his final wish to prevent a mangled, rotting corpse from appearing on their doorstep.