The Monkey Spoons
Автор: Mary Elizabeth Counselman
Год издания: 0000
“The price,” he said heavily, “is five hundred for the set, if you insist on buying it… But I must tell you this, although I am sure you young people will laugh at me—or perhaps be even more intrigued by these…these devilish spoons! You see, they…” Mr. Sproull gulped. “They are supposed to be cursed.”
The Monkey's Paw
Автор: W. W. Jacobs
Год издания:
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Diane Mowat.
Outside, the night is cold and wet. Inside, the White family sits and waits. Where is their visitor?
There is a knock at the door. A man is standing outside in the dark. Their visitor has arrived.
The visitor waits. He has been in India for many years. What has he got? He has brought the hand of a small, dead animal – a monkey's paw.
Outside, in the dark, the visitor smiles and waits for the door to open.