The Three Wishes
By: Sophie Petrie
November
21 ,2012
In 1872 I was walking down a road after a long day at
work. When I was walking I had saw something in the distance sooner I got closer
and closer .When I got closer to the thing on the road I looked more closer to
it .It looked very strange I looked closer and closer it seemed very strange as
it looked like a monkeys paw attached to what seemed like a small little piece
of paper that read out monkeys paw make three wishes but be aware of the
consequences.
“What a joke” I said. “But you never know it could work
besides I need the money. Money has been tight ever since my wife had died a few
months ago and with trying to keep my children alive. I had one boy name terti
that is 15 and one girl named tarta who is 16. I kept reading the piece of
paper. It said if you wish to wish hold the monkeys paw in your right hand hold
it up and say your wish aloud. I decided that I would try it .So I held the
monkeys paw in my right hand raised it and
said
“I wish for enough money to keep me and my children
alive” I kept my self in that position that I wished in for a couple of
minutes.
“It’s not working” I yelled. I put the monkeys paw in my
pocket and left.
Later that night around 7:00 me and my daughter were
sitting by the fire waiting for terti my son to get home from a trip with a
friend they were looking for gold on their trip. Meanwhile I begin to tell tarta
about the monkeys paw and how I made a wish.
“I made a wish today “
“with what” said tarta
“I found a paw of off a monkey when I was walking home
from work with a piece of paper attached to it telling me how to make a wish” so
I wished for money.
“Your crazy said Tarta “
I said “ya your probably right “Suddenly there was a big
boom at the door. “BOOM” “BOOM” “BOOM”.I quickly sat up and walked over to the
door.
“hello”said a short little man about 4 feet tall with
black hair and blue eyes standing on the front door step. I’m from the local
bank I had a man come and drop of all this money for you today and told me to
give it to you directly, I stared at him for a
while.
“Are you serious “I
said
“yes“ the little man replied. I started to jump up and
down.
"the monkeys paw it worked it worked “We have enough
money to keep us alive now even more than
that.
“What’s going on” Tarka said running over
“The wish the wish it worked tarka” You know the thing I
was telling you about you know the monkeys paw. Tarka dropped down in her seat
staring into the wall. I grabbed the money from the little man and through him a
hundred dollars and shut the door in his face. I ran over to the chair where I
had put the monkeys paw and said I’m going to make another wish and save the
other for later. I rose my right hand and said
“I wish for”
“Knock,” “ Knock,” “ Knock “ I stopped myself just before
I made my next wish. I put the monkeys paw down on the chair and walked to the
door.
“It’s probably terti Home from his trip” I
exclaimed.
“Hello its tertis friend who went with terti on his trip
“I have some terrible news .Tarka sat up looking very confused. Tertis fell off
a cliff when we were looking for gold. I tried my best to save him but we were
in the middle of nowhere the time I had got to him he was already
dead.
I am so sorry. If theres anything I can do please let me
now.
Tarka fell down to the floor her face was covered in
tears. I slowly shut the door and said to tertisis friend thanks for telling
us.
It has been a long two months since tertis had died we
have been taking it day by day and getting better each and every day. Forgetting
even that we have a thousand dollars.
One early morning tarka was feeling well enough to go
hunting with her friend for tigers. So that morning tarka and her friend left
the house. Just before she had left the house I looked at her in her eyes and
told her to be careful and I gave her a hug and a kiss then she
left.
“ILL be back bye 3:00 so don’t worry dad”. Tarka ran out
the door. I shut the door and went and sat on my big blue comforter chair.
Meanwhile I stared at the monkeys paw thinking I have two more wishes. I think I
am finally feeling well enough to
make a second wish. I thought I don’t want anything big I already have a lot of
money.
“I have the perfect thing” a couple of boxes of books so
I can mount them over my fire place that would not be so bad and plus it’s not
that big of a wish.
So I rose my right hand with the paw in it I said “I wish
for a couple box of books to mount over my fire place. I opened my eyes and
looked over to the fire place and
there sitting on the fireplace were books. I walked over to the books and picked
one out and sat on my blue chair.
I read for a while than started to feel very tired I shut
my eyes to have a nap
“knock knock knock ” I quickly sat up from my nap
“I wonder who’s at the door and its 5:00 where is tarka
“I opened the door tarkas friend was standing there in tears.Whats wrong and
were is tarka
“I am so sorry said tarkas
friend’’
“sorry for what I
asked”
“tarka she’s gone”
‘’What do you mean by gone
“
“DEAD”tarkas friend said .We were hunting and a tiger
came up behind her and snatched her I’m so
sorry.
I dropped down. I felt like it just was not real. But
then I remembered something very quickly from the note that was attached to the
monkeys paw. It had said beware of the consequences.
Be aware of the consequences I thought “that’s it” every time I make a
wish something bad happens . when I made the first wish for lots of money a bad
thing happened terti died and when I made the second wish tarta died. So if I
make a third wish ill wish for tarta and terti to be alive and for the
consequence I’ll die. I would rather take my life than have them
die.
“Are you sure you want to do that “ said tarta’s
friend
“I want to besides my life’s almost over and they need to
live there life.” I ran grabbed
the monkeys paw and told tarkas friend to stay here and wait for terti and tarta
because they are going to be coming back to life soon. Tell them that I love
them very much and most importantly make sure they now that I wanted to die so
they can have their lives and not to feel bad. I took the monkeys paw ran out of
the house. I ran to the farthest forest way out of town . I took the monkeys paw
put it in my right hand and raised
and said “I wish for my kids to be alive and for me to die” I slowly started to
feel real dizzy shaky, hot, and then I fell to the ground and I knew my wish had
worked and my kids were fine.
By: Sophie Petrie
November
21 ,2012
In 1872 I was walking down a road after a long day at
work. When I was walking I had saw something in the distance sooner I got closer
and closer .When I got closer to the thing on the road I looked more closer to
it .It looked very strange I looked closer and closer it seemed very strange as
it looked like a monkeys paw attached to what seemed like a small little piece
of paper that read out monkeys paw make three wishes but be aware of the
consequences.
“What a joke” I said. “But you never know it could work
besides I need the money. Money has been tight ever since my wife had died a few
months ago and with trying to keep my children alive. I had one boy name terti
that is 15 and one girl named tarta who is 16. I kept reading the piece of
paper. It said if you wish to wish hold the monkeys paw in your right hand hold
it up and say your wish aloud. I decided that I would try it .So I held the
monkeys paw in my right hand raised it and
said
“I wish for enough money to keep me and my children
alive” I kept my self in that position that I wished in for a couple of
minutes.
“It’s not working” I yelled. I put the monkeys paw in my
pocket and left.
Later that night around 7:00 me and my daughter were
sitting by the fire waiting for terti my son to get home from a trip with a
friend they were looking for gold on their trip. Meanwhile I begin to tell tarta
about the monkeys paw and how I made a wish.
“I made a wish today “
“with what” said tarta
“I found a paw of off a monkey when I was walking home
from work with a piece of paper attached to it telling me how to make a wish” so
I wished for money.
“Your crazy said Tarta “
I said “ya your probably right “Suddenly there was a big
boom at the door. “BOOM” “BOOM” “BOOM”.I quickly sat up and walked over to the
door.
“hello”said a short little man about 4 feet tall with
black hair and blue eyes standing on the front door step. I’m from the local
bank I had a man come and drop of all this money for you today and told me to
give it to you directly, I stared at him for a
while.
“Are you serious “I
said
“yes“ the little man replied. I started to jump up and
down.
"the monkeys paw it worked it worked “We have enough
money to keep us alive now even more than
that.
“What’s going on” Tarka said running over
“The wish the wish it worked tarka” You know the thing I
was telling you about you know the monkeys paw. Tarka dropped down in her seat
staring into the wall. I grabbed the money from the little man and through him a
hundred dollars and shut the door in his face. I ran over to the chair where I
had put the monkeys paw and said I’m going to make another wish and save the
other for later. I rose my right hand and said
“I wish for”
“Knock,” “ Knock,” “ Knock “ I stopped myself just before
I made my next wish. I put the monkeys paw down on the chair and walked to the
door.
“It’s probably terti Home from his trip” I
exclaimed.
“Hello its tertis friend who went with terti on his trip
“I have some terrible news .Tarka sat up looking very confused. Tertis fell off
a cliff when we were looking for gold. I tried my best to save him but we were
in the middle of nowhere the time I had got to him he was already
dead.
I am so sorry. If theres anything I can do please let me
now.
Tarka fell down to the floor her face was covered in
tears. I slowly shut the door and said to tertisis friend thanks for telling
us.
It has been a long two months since tertis had died we
have been taking it day by day and getting better each and every day. Forgetting
even that we have a thousand dollars.
One early morning tarka was feeling well enough to go
hunting with her friend for tigers. So that morning tarka and her friend left
the house. Just before she had left the house I looked at her in her eyes and
told her to be careful and I gave her a hug and a kiss then she
left.
“ILL be back bye 3:00 so don’t worry dad”. Tarka ran out
the door. I shut the door and went and sat on my big blue comforter chair.
Meanwhile I stared at the monkeys paw thinking I have two more wishes. I think I
am finally feeling well enough to
make a second wish. I thought I don’t want anything big I already have a lot of
money.
“I have the perfect thing” a couple of boxes of books so
I can mount them over my fire place that would not be so bad and plus it’s not
that big of a wish.
So I rose my right hand with the paw in it I said “I wish
for a couple box of books to mount over my fire place. I opened my eyes and
looked over to the fire place and
there sitting on the fireplace were books. I walked over to the books and picked
one out and sat on my blue chair.
I read for a while than started to feel very tired I shut
my eyes to have a nap
“knock knock knock ” I quickly sat up from my nap
“I wonder who’s at the door and its 5:00 where is tarka
“I opened the door tarkas friend was standing there in tears.Whats wrong and
were is tarka
“I am so sorry said tarkas
friend’’
“sorry for what I
asked”
“tarka she’s gone”
‘’What do you mean by gone
“
“DEAD”tarkas friend said .We were hunting and a tiger
came up behind her and snatched her I’m so
sorry.
I dropped down. I felt like it just was not real. But
then I remembered something very quickly from the note that was attached to the
monkeys paw. It had said beware of the consequences.
Be aware of the consequences I thought “that’s it” every time I make a
wish something bad happens . when I made the first wish for lots of money a bad
thing happened terti died and when I made the second wish tarta died. So if I
make a third wish ill wish for tarta and terti to be alive and for the
consequence I’ll die. I would rather take my life than have them
die.
“Are you sure you want to do that “ said tarta’s
friend
“I want to besides my life’s almost over and they need to
live there life.” I ran grabbed
the monkeys paw and told tarkas friend to stay here and wait for terti and tarta
because they are going to be coming back to life soon. Tell them that I love
them very much and most importantly make sure they now that I wanted to die so
they can have their lives and not to feel bad. I took the monkeys paw ran out of
the house. I ran to the farthest forest way out of town . I took the monkeys paw
put it in my right hand and raised
and said “I wish for my kids to be alive and for me to die” I slowly started to
feel real dizzy shaky, hot, and then I fell to the ground and I knew my wish had
worked and my kids were fine.