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There'

ssomeoneatthedoornow．'

Ididn'

thearanoise，'

hisfatheranswered，buthegotupfromhischairandwenttoopenthefrontdoor．MrsWhitegotuptooandbegantoputthingsaway．

MrWhitesaid，'

Comein，comein，Tom．It'

swonderfultoseeyouagain．Whatabadnight！

Givemeyourcoatandthencomeintotheliving－room．It'

sniceandwarminthere．'

Thefrontdoorwasopen，andintheliving-roomMrsWhiteandHerbertfeltthecold．ThenMrWhitecamebackintotheliving－roomwithabig，red-facedman．

ThisisTomMorris，'

MrWhitetoldhiswifeandson．'

Wewerefriendswhenwewereyoung．WeworkedtogetherbeforeTomwenttoIndia．Tom，thisismywifeandthisisourson，Herbert．'

Pleasedtomeetyou，'

TomMorrissaid．

Pleasedtomeetyou，MrMorris，'

MrsWhiteanswered．'

Pleasecomeandsitdown．'

Yes，comeon，Tom，'

MrWhitesaid．'

Overhere．It'

sniceandwarm．'

Thankyou，'

thebigmanansweredandhesatdown．

Let'

shavesomewhisky，'

OldMrWhitesaid．'

Youneedsomethingtowarmyouonacoldnight．'

Hegotoutabottleofwhiskyandthetwooldfriendsbegantodrinkandtalk．Thelittlefamilylistenedwithinteresttothisvisitorfromfarawayandhetoldthemmanystrangestories．

AftersometimeTomMorrisstoppedtalkingandMrWhitesaidtohiswifeandson，'

TomwasasoldierinIndiafortwenty-oneyears．Indiaisawonderfulcountry．'

Yes，'

I'

dliketogothere．'

Oh，Herbert！

hismothercried．Shewasafraidbecauseshedidnotwanttoloseherson．

IwantedtogotoIndiatoo，'

herhusbandsaid，'

but…'

sbetterforyouhere！

thesoldiersaidquickly．

ButyousawalotofstrangeandwonderfulthingsinIndia．Iwanttoseethemtoooneday，'

MrWhitesaid．

Thesoldierputdownhiswhisky．'

No！

hecried．'

Stayhere！

OldMrWhitedidnotstop．'

Butyourstorieswereinteresting，'

hesaidtoTomMorris．'

Whatdidyoubegintosayaboutamonkey'

spaw？

Nothing！

Morrisansweredquickly．'

Well…nothingimportant．'

Amonkey'

MrsWhitesaid．

Comeon，MrMorris！

Tellusaboutit，'

Herbertsaid．

Morristookhiswhiskyinhishand，butsuddenlyheputitdownagain．SlowlyheputhishandintothepocketofhiscoatandtheWhitefamilywatchedhim．

Whatisit？

Whatisit？

MrsWhitecried．

Morrissaidnothing．Hetookhishandoutofhispocket．TheWhitefamilywatchedcarefully—andinthesoldier'

shandtheysawsomethinglittleanddirty．

MrsWhitemovedback，afraid，butherson，Herbert，tookitandlookedatitcarefully．

Well，whatisit？

MrWhiteaskedhisfriend．

Lookatit，'

thesoldieranswered．'

salittlepaw…amonkey'

spaw．'

spaw！

Herbertsaid—andhelaughed．'

Whydoyoucarryamonkey'

spawinyourpocket，MrMorris？

heaskedtheoldsoldier．

Well，yousee，'

Morrissaid，'

thismonkey'

spawismagic！

Herbertlaughedagain，butthesoldiersaid，'

Don'

tlaugh，boy．Remember，you'

reyoung．I'

moldnowandinIndiaIsawmanystrangethings．'

Hestoppedtalkingforaminuteandthenhesaid，'

Thismonkey'

spawcandostrangeandwonderfulthings．AnoldIndiangavethepawtooneofmyfriends．Myfriendwasasoldiertoo．Thispawismagicbecauseitcangivethreewishestothreepeople．'

Wonderful！

Herbertsaid．

Butthesethreewishesdon'

tbringhappiness，'

thesoldiersaid．'

TheoldIndianwantedtoteachussomething—it'

snevergoodtowanttochangethings．'

Well，didyourfriendhavethreewishes？

Herbertaskedtheoldsoldier．

Morrisansweredquietly．'

Andhisthirdandlastwishwastodie！

MrandMrsWhitelistenedtothestoryandtheyfeltafraid，butHerbertasked，'

Anddidhedie？

Yes，hedid，'

Morrissaid．'

Hehadnofamily，sohisthingscametomewhenhedied．Themonkey'

spawwaswithhisthings，buthetoldmeaboutitbeforehedied，'

TomMorrisfinishedquietly．'

Whatwerehisfirsttwowishes，then？

Herbertasked．'

Whatdidheaskfor？

Idon'

tknow．Hedidn'

twanttotellme，'

thesoldieranswered．

Foraminuteortwoeverybodywasquiet，butthenHerbertsaid，'

Andyou，MrMorris：

didyouhavethreewishes？

Yes，Idid，'

Morrisanswered．'

Iwasyoung．Iwantedmanythings—afastcar，money…'

Morrisstoppedforaminuteand

thenhesaidwithdifficulty，'

Mywifeandmyyoungsondiedinanaccidentinthecar．WithoutthemIdidn'

twantthemoney，so，intheend，Iwishedtoloseit．Butitwastoolate．Mywifeandmychildweredead．'

Theroomwasveryquiet．TheWhitefamilylookedattheunhappyfaceoftheoldsoldier．

ThenMrWhitesaid，'

Whydoyouwantthepawnow？

Youdon'

tneedit．Youcangiveittosomeone．'

HowcanIgiveittosomeone？

Themonkey'

spawbringsunhappinesswithit．'

Well，giveittome，'

Perhapsthistimeit…'

TomMorriscried．'

You'

remyfriend．Ican'

tgiveittoyou．'

then，afteraminute，hesaid，'

Ican'

tgiveittoyou，but，ofcourseyoucantakeitfromme．Butremember—thismonkey'

spawbringsunhappiness！

OldMrWhitedidnotlistenandhedidnotthink．Quickly，heputouthishand，andhetookthepaw．

TomMorrislookedunhappy，butMrWhitedidnotwanttowait．

WhatdoIdonow？

heaskedhisfriend．

Yes，comeon，Father，Herbertsaid．'

Makeawish！

Andhelaughed．

ThesoldiersaidnothingandMrWhiteaskedhimagain，'

Atfirsttheoldsoldierdidnotanswer，butintheendhesaidquietly，'

OK．Butremember！

Becareful！

Thinkbeforeyoumakeyourwish，'

Yes，yes，'

Takethepawinyourrighthandandthenmakeyourwish，but…'

tomMorrisbegan．

Yes，weknow，'

Herbertsaid．'

Becareful！

JustthenoldMrsWhitestoodupandshebegantogetthedinner．Herhusbandlookedather．Thenhesmiledandsaidtoher，'

Comeon．Helpme！

WhatcanIwishfor？

Weneedmoney，ofcourse．'

MrsWhitelaughed，butshethoughtforaminuteandthenshesaid，'

Well，I'

mgettingoldnowandsometimesit'

sdifficulttodoeverything．PerhapsIneedfourhandsandnottwo．Yes，askthepawtogivemetwomorehands．'

OK，then，'

herhusbandsaid，andhetookthemonkey'

spawinhisrighthand．Everybodywatchedhimandforaminutehewaited．Thenheopenedhismouthtomakehiswish．

SuddenlyTomMorrisstoodup．'

tdoit！

hecried．

Theoldsoldier'

sfacewaswhite．Herbertandhismotherlaughed，butMrWhitelookedatTom'

sface．

OldMrWhitewasafraidandheputthemonkey'

spawintohispocket．

Afteraminuteortwotheysatdownatthetableandbegantohavedinner．ThesoldiertoldthefamilymanystrangeandwonderfulstoriesaboutIndia．Theyforgotthemonkey'

spaw，andbecausethesoldier'

sstorieswereinteresting，theyaskedhimmanyquestionsaboutIndia．WhenTomMorrisstooduptoleave，itwasverylate．

Thankyouforaveryniceevening，'

Morrissaidtothefamily．'

Andthankyouforaverygooddinner，'

hesaidtoMrsWhite．

Itwasawonderfuleveningforus，Tom，'

OldMrWhiteanswered．'

Yourstorieswereveryinteresting．Ourlifeisn'

tveryexcitingandwedon'

thavethemoneytovisitIndia，sopleasecomeagainsoon．YoucantellussomemorestoriesaboutIndia．'

Thentheoldsoldierputonhiscoat．HesaidgoodbyetotheWhitefamily，andwentoutintotherain．

Itwasnearlymidnight．Intheirwarmliving-room，thetwooldpeopleandtheirsonsatandtalkedaboutthesoldier'

sstories．

Indiaisawonderfulcountry，'

Whatexcitingstories！

Itwasagoodevening．'

MrsWhitestooduptotakesomethingsintothekitchen，butshestoppedandlistenedtoHerbertandhisfather．

Morristoldsomeinterestingstories，but，ofcourse，someofthemweren'

ttrue．'

OhHerbert！

mrsWhitesaid．

Well，Mother，thatstoryaboutthemonkey'

spawwasn'

ttrue．Adirtylittlemonkey'

spawisn'

tmagic！

Butitwasagoodstory．'

AndHerbertsmiled．

Well，Ithinkyou'

reright，Herbert，'

hismothersaid．

tknow，'

MrWhitesaidquietly．'

Perhapsthestorywastrue．Strangethingscanhappensometimes．'

MrsWhitelookedatherhusband．'

DidyougivesomemoneytoTomMorrisforthatpaw？

sheasked．'

Wedon'

thavemoneytogiveawayfornothing！

MrsWhitewasangrynow．

Well，yes，'

herhusbandanswered．'

Idid，butnotmuch，andatfirsthedidn'

twanttotakeit．Hewantedthemonkey'

Well，hecan'

thaveit，'

Herbertlaughed．'

sourpawnowandwe'

regoingtoberichandhappy．Comeon，Father．Makeawish！

OldMrWhitetookthepawfromhispocket．'

OK，Herbert，butwhatamIgoingtoaskfor？

Ihaveeverything—you，yourmother．WhatdoIneed？

Money，ofcourse，'

Herbertansweredquickly．'

Weneedmoney！

You'

realwaysthinkingaboutmoney．That'

sbecausewehaven'

tgotverymuchofit．Withmoneyyoucan