基础段-猴爪（简写版第4集-跟读版）

'No！' Tom Morris cried．'You're my friend． I can't give it to you．'then，after a minute，he said，'I can't give it to you，but，of course you can take it from me．But remember—this monkey's paw brings unhappiness！'
Old Mr White did not listen and he did not think．Quickly， he put out his hand， and he took the paw．

'What do I do now？' he asked his friend．
'Yes， come on， Father， Herbert said．'Make a wish！' And he laughed．

At first the old soldier did not answer， but in the end he said quietly，'OK． But remember！ Be careful！ Think before you make your wish，'

'Yes， we know，' Herbert said．'Be careful！'

Just then old Mrs White stood up and she began to get the dinner． Her husband looked at her．Then he smiled and said to her，'Come on．Help me ！What can I wish for？ We need money，of course．'

Mrs White laughed， but she thought for a minute and then she said，'Well， I'm getting old now and sometimes it's difficult to do everything．Perhaps I need four hands and not two． Yes， ask the paw to give me two more hands．'

Suddenly Tom Morris stood up．'Don't do it！'he cried．

'Thank you for a very nice evening，' Morris said to the family．'And thank you for a very good dinner， 'he said to Mrs White．

Then the old soldier put on his coat．He said goodbye to the White family， and went out into the rain．