Why Did Sargent Major Bring The Paw To The White's Family?

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It all started on a dark stormy night while playing chess. A man from a faraway land knocks on the door. He told the whites about the monkey paw and told how it worked. The paw will let you make three wishes. In the story “Monkey paw” the son Herbert dies and Sargent is in the blame. Even through Sargent knew what will happen when you make a wish with the paw, he still cause why Herbert death. Even after Sargent major’s had his own experience with the paw. Why did Sargent major bring the paw to the white’s family? Because he knew the family would push that one person to make a wish, and they know they probably have a problem. Before Sargent major’s travels, he seen a mysterious paw, was told a story about a magical story about the paw. The

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