The mysterious monkey's paw, once enchanted by a powerful fakir in India, grants any three wishes of the owner. But, alas, the next gullible poor fellow who got his hands on it does not suspect what price he will have to pay for their execution... The collection also includes other works by Jacobs, united by a mystical theme, both serious and truly frightening, and ironic, teasing the reader with hints of the supernatural, which ultimately receives an unexpected but quite realistic explanation; as well as mischievous ones, belonging to the author’s favorite genre of “sailor’s tales about the wonders of the ocean depths.”