This story was published in 1906 and became an instant classic. A century later on its hundred and first anniversary it still retains its haunting power. This is a tale of the supernatural by W. W. Jacobs. It is about a magical monkey's paw that grants three wishes to each of three different owners of the paw. The wishes happen so naturally that you might, if you so wished, attribute them to coincidence. This story is about the third and last owner of the paw and his three wishes. He gets all three of them to his sorrow. There is a ghost in this story, but he never appears. However, you do hear him, loud and clear.
