 W. W. Jacobs wrote a very good story about the monkey's paw, but he only told a part of the story, and he left some of it up to our imaginations. I wonder what really happened. Like, who had the monkey's paw to begin with? How did he meet the fakir? A fakir is a religious person similar to a monk. Why did the fakir curse the paw? And what happened to that man? And what about the sergeant major? He was the second owner of the paw. I wonder how he became the new owner. What three wishes did he make? What was his curse? And what about Mr. White's third wish? What was it? And what would have happened if Mrs. White had opened the door before he made his third wish? Now it's your turn to write a story. In your story, you are going to answer some of those questions. Can you make your story as scary as the monkey's paw? I know your teacher can't wait to see your story.