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95,505 ratings2,698 reviews. O. Henry's classic tale of the wisest gifts of Christmas is itself a gift to share and treasure. In a shabby New York flat, Della sobs as she counts the few coins she has saved to buy a Christmas present for her husband, Jim. One dollar and eighty-seven cents is all the money she has in the world.
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‘The Gift of the Magi’: plot summary. It is Christmas Eve. Jim and Della are a married couple living in a modest furnished flat in New York. They have little money. The story opens with Della upset because she has just one dollar and eighty-seven cents to spend on a Christmas present for her husband.
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In giving gifts at Christmas, people of faith must give of themselves first, and then in presents. There is no gift if there is no sacrifice, and gift giving should always involve some tears — the waters that make gifts pure. "Of all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest," O. Henry concludes. "Everywhere they are wisest.
Summary: The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry. O. Henry’s classic tale of the wisest gifts of Christmas is itself a gift to share and treasure. In a shabby New York flat, Della sobs as she counts the few coins she has saved to buy a Christmas present for her husband, Jim. One dollar and eighty-seven cents is all the money she has in the world.
Dec 23, 2017 · Of all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.”. — William Sydney Porter (“O. Henry”), “The Gift of the Magi”. There never ...
O. Henry's classic tale of the wisest gifts of Christmas, brought to life by P.J. Lynch's extraordinary art, is itself a gift to share and treasure. In a shabby New York flat, Della sobs as she counts the few coins she has saved to buy a Christmas present for her husband, Jim. A gift worthy of her devotion will require a great sacrifice: selling her long, beautiful hair.Jim, meanwhile, has ...
The Gift of the Magi Lyrics. ONE dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable ...
