The Monkey's Paw

++ PUBLIC DOMAIN ++

This Louis N. Parker adaptation is in the Public Domain and does not require a licensing fee for performance

One-act adaptation of the classic ghost story ...

This cautionary tale begins when Major Morris, of the British army in India, sharing the tale of a troublesome monkey's paw with a married couple, Mr. and Mrs. White, and their only son, Herbert

The superstition is that its possessor may have three wishes

Mr White listens to the old soldier's warning that the paw has hitherto brought only disaster

Despite this, the Whites take the gruesome thing

Mr White wishes for $200

Then Mr Sampson appears with the tragic news that their son has been killed at work

But the firm - as a mark of sympathy - is giving them $200

The White's then make their second wish - that the son be restored to life

They wait

Then - finally - there is a knock

The distraught mother struggles to open the door

While she does so, Mr White makes his third wish ...