The curse of the monkey's paw

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Iseult Gillespie |

TED-Ed

• October 2024

Sergeant-Major Morris regaled his friends with epic tales from faraway lands— until one asked about an artifact the Sergeant had alluded to. Slowly, he produced the object: a mummified monkey’s paw. He explained that a holy man had imbued the paw with the power to grant three wishes to three men. But each wish comes with chilling consequences. Iseult Gillespie shares the tale of the monkey’s paw. [Directed by Kayu Leung, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Red Stems Music].