Humans are members of the great ape family, and apes are a specific type of monkey, making our hands literal monkey paws.

  • Capt. Wolf@lemmy.world
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    Granted.

    Your body painfully morphs into that of a monkey. Bones break and reset, shrinking and expanding to fit your new form. Your hair thickens and grows uncontrollably. A tail erupts from your spine. The pain of being torn apart from the inside and reformed is maddening.

    Shortly thereafter, your hands and feet are severed by a large man with a butcher’s cleaver. They are hung up to be dried. A remnant of your still human brain curses anyone who would make a wish on your paws.

    And now you know why the wishes always bring misfortune. The irony strikes you as the rest of you is thrown into the trash.