Question

Working in pairs, imagine the following scene:

• Mr. White’s living room
• Midnight; Herbert’s gone to work
• Mrs. and Mr. White seated on the armchairs, on each side of the fireplace; both watching faces in the fire with horror.

Role play Mrs. and Mr. White. Discuss what you are seeing and your plans to avert the impending disaster that might befall your household.

Answer 1

Mrs. White:	John, do you see those faces in the fire? They look so dreadful. I can’t stop thinking about Morris’s warning.
Mr. White:	I see them, Jenny or I think I do. Perhaps it is only the firelight and our fears. Still, I wish I had never made that wish.
Mrs. White:	We must not use the paw again. Let us put it away where neither of us can reach it.
Mr. White:	Yes. We should also tell Herbert to be careful on his way home and warn him not to joke about the paw near the machinery.
Mrs. White:	And we must not make another wish, whatever happens. If anything strange occurs, we’ll face it together.
Mr. White:	Agreed. I’ll lock the paw away, and we’ll keep the doors secure. Let us hope the warning was only a tale.