'It moved! As I wished, it twisted in my hand, it twisted in my hand like a snake.'

'Nothing ... I ... haha! ... I saw faces in the fire'. How far did Herbert and Mrs. White believe Mr. White's remarks? Justify your answer by quoting from the text.

As soon as Mr. White made his first wish, he experienced something very unnatural, that is, the moving and twisting of the paw in his hands like a snake, and also, he saw faces in the mantelpiece. This experience, when he explained to Mrs. White and Herbert, they did not believe him and thought it to be his imagination. On one hand, Mrs. White told him that it might have been his fancy, and on the other, Herbert stated logically that "its as stiff as a bone." He also mocked at him saying- "Ah! And a monkey hanging by his tail from the bed-post, watching you count the golden sovereigns."

The reason for Mrs. White and Herbert to not believe Mr. White's words was also that they did not see their first wish fulfilling as soon as they made it. They ignored his statements as if he had not said any, and continued with their respective works.