Question

What apprehensions might Sergeant Morris have had in handing over the paw to anyone else? What was the basis of his apprehension?

Answer 1

Sergeant-Major Morris feared that the paw’s wishes would bring terrible consequences, even when they seemed harmless. He had used his own three wishes and knew the paw had already caused mischief; he also recalls that its first owner’s final wish was for death. His personal experience and the paw’s grim history made him warn the Whites and try to destroy it.