It
is
Christmas
Eve
,
and
a
young
woman
named
Della
sits
in
her
small
apartment
,
counting
money
.
She's
to
find
that
she
has
hardly
a
cent
to
her
name
,
saving
for
months
.
Della's
been
hoping
to
buy
a
fine
Christmas
gift
for
her
husband
,
Jim
,
but
can't
afford
much
of
anything
.
Suddenly
,
she's
hit
with
an
idea
.
Out
of
everything
she
owns
,
Della
is
most
proud
of
her
,
knee
-
length
brown
hair
.
Yet
she
decides
right
then
and
there
to
sacrifice
it
so
she
can
get
Jim
a
worthy
gift
.
She
rushes
out
and
sells
her
hair
to
Madame
Sofronie
,
a
wigmaker
.
Della
wastes
no
time
through
the
stores
for
a
suitable
gift
.
Soon
,
she
discovers
a
treasure
that
could've
been
made
specifically
for
Jim
:
a
brilliant
platinum
watch
chain
.
It's
the
perfect
for
Jim's
dazzling
gold
watch
,
his
most
prized
possession
.
Della
spends
all
the
money
she
has
on
the
chain
and
takes
it
home
with
.
That
evening
,
when
Jim
returns
from
work
,
he
is
to
find
Della
has
sold
her
hair
.
But
then
,
he
embraces
her
tenderly
and
tells
her
he
loves
her
all
the
same
.
He
then
gives
Della
a
set
of
hair
combs
that
she's
been
coveting
for
a
long
time
?
but
now
she
can't
use
them
!
Then
,
when
Della
the
watch
chain
,
Jim
tells
her
he
sold
his
gold
watch
to
buy
the
combs
.
He
smiles
and
suggests
they
put
the
gifts
aside
for
now
.
The
story
ends
with
the
author
comparing
the
wisdom
of
the
couple's
loving
with
the
wisdom
of
the
biblical
Magi
,
who
gave
their
finest
gifts
to
baby
Jesus
at
his
birth
.
?
The
Gift
of
the
Magi
?
is
only
a
short
story
,
it
has
become
a
classic
among
Christmas
tales
.
The
story
was
written
in
1905
by
author
William
Sydney
Porter
,
best
by
his
pen
name
O
.
Henry
.
An
American
short
story
master
,
O
.
Henry
wrote
witty
stories
with
playful
twist
endings
,
often
making
use
of
comic
irony
.
Other
such
examples
can
be
found
in
his
stories
?
The
Ransom
of
Red
Chief
,
?
?
The
Cop
the
Anthem
,
?
and
?
A
Retrieved
Reformation
.
?
?
The
Gift
of
the
Magi
?
does
have
what
could
be
considered
a
comic
ending
,
it
nevertheless
communicates
an
important
message
about
love
and
self
-
sacrifice
.
Despite
their
strained
circumstances
,
Della
doesn't
resent
or
blame
her
husband
for
their
poverty
.
Instead
,
she
thinks
highly
of
Jim
,
who
she
believes
a
very
fine
gift
,
and
also
resolves
to
save
money
on
her
own
.
Jim
also
loves
Della
,
which
shows
in
his
reaction
to
her
cutting
off
her
hair
.
Though
she
worries
he
won't
think
she's
pretty
anymore
,
he
tells
her
that
no
haircut
could
his
love
for
her
.
Another
idea
running
through
the
story
is
the
value
of
versus
happiness
.
While
Della
and
Jim
don't
have
much
,
they're
willing
to
give
up
what
they
do
have
in
order
to
honor
each
other
.
After
discovering
that
their
gifts
cancel
each
other
out
,
they
recognize
that
their
relationship
is
worth
more
to
them
than
the
things
they
own
.
The
of
the
couple
to
the
Magi
in
the
end
refers
not
to
the
gifts
they've
bought
,
but
to
the
way
they
give
of
themselves
and
affirm
what
they
mean
to
each
other
.
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