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The format is not always used for humor. In "The Monkey's Paw", a 1902 horror short story by author W. W. Jacobs, the paw of a dead monkey is a talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, but the wishes come with an enormous price. In the story, the recipient of the monkey's paw wishes for £200, only to learn that his son has been killed ...
The Ridiculous Wishes or The Three Ridiculous Wishes (French: Les Souhaits ridicules) is a French literary fairy tale by Charles Perrault published in 1697 in the volume titled Histoires ou contes du temps passé. It is Aarne-Thompson type 750A. [2]
It first appeared in Harper's Monthly in September, 1902, [1] and was reprinted in his third collection of short stories, The Lady of the Barge, later that year. [2] In the story, three wishes are granted to the owner of The Monkey's Paw, but the wishes come with an enormous price for interfering with fate. [3]
The Monkey's Paw is a 2013 American horror film based on the 1902 short story by author W. W. Jacobs. [3] The film revolves around Jake Tilton, who receives a mysterious monkey's paw talisman that grants him three wishes. [4] The film was directed by Brett Simmons, written by Macon Blair, and produced by Ross Otterman for TMP Films.
The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree is a 1983 young adult or children's book by Bill Brittain. The "wish giver" in the title refers to the enigmatic man who gives three children a wish to make their deepest dreams come true, but the wishes are not worded carefully, and go horribly wrong. The Wish Giver was the recipient of a Newbery Honor ...
Three Wishes is a 1995 American fantasy drama film directed by Martha Coolidge and starring Patrick Swayze, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Joseph Mazzello. Plot
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That night Bill proposes to Krissi and she says yes. They get married, and after the wedding Tony kidnaps Krissi. Bill gives chase, ultimately having a sword fight with shish kabobs in which Tony accidentally skewers a wasp's nest and is defeated. Bill tells Krissi the whole story of Lepkey and the three wishes.