" Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat.
Please put a penny in the old man’s hat."
Please put a penny in the old man’s hat."
THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
The second story in my Christmas spirit series is a summary "The Gift of the Magi" it is a short classic story and aim to teach the meaning of true giving and make Christmas the joy it should be. The story is written by the American writer O. Henry. It is a story about love and giving and how a young married couple deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. I provide a link bellow with the whole story for you who want to enjoy the beautiful tale!
Summary "The Gift of the Magi"
Mr. James Dillingham Young called "Jim" and his wife, Della, are a couple living in a modest flat. They each have only one possession in which they take pride, Della's beautiful long, flowing hair, almost to her knees and Jim's shiny gold watch, which had belonged to his father and grandfather.
On Christmas Eve, with only 1.87 $ in hand and desperate to find a gift for Jim, Della sells her hair for 20$ and eventually finds a platinum fob chain for Jim's watch for 21$. She found the perfect gift at last and runs home and begins to prepare dinner, with 87 cents left.
When Jim comes home, he looks at Della with a strange expression. Della then admits to Jim that she sold her hair to buy him his present. Jim gives Della her present – an assortment of expensive hair accessories (referred to as “The Combs”), useless now that her hair is short. Della then shows Jim the chain she bought for him, to which Jim says he sold his watch to get the money to buy her combs. Although Jim and Della are now left with gifts that neither one can use, they realise how far they are willing to go to show their love for each other, and how priceless their love really is.
Mr. James Dillingham Young called "Jim" and his wife, Della, are a couple living in a modest flat. They each have only one possession in which they take pride, Della's beautiful long, flowing hair, almost to her knees and Jim's shiny gold watch, which had belonged to his father and grandfather.
On Christmas Eve, with only 1.87 $ in hand and desperate to find a gift for Jim, Della sells her hair for 20$ and eventually finds a platinum fob chain for Jim's watch for 21$. She found the perfect gift at last and runs home and begins to prepare dinner, with 87 cents left.
When Jim comes home, he looks at Della with a strange expression. Della then admits to Jim that she sold her hair to buy him his present. Jim gives Della her present – an assortment of expensive hair accessories (referred to as “The Combs”), useless now that her hair is short. Della then shows Jim the chain she bought for him, to which Jim says he sold his watch to get the money to buy her combs. Although Jim and Della are now left with gifts that neither one can use, they realise how far they are willing to go to show their love for each other, and how priceless their love really is.
The story ends with the narrator comparing the pair's mutually sacrificial gifts of love with those of the Biblical Magi.
The magi, as you know, were wise men – wonderfully wise men – who brought gifts to the new-born King of the Jews in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. Of all who give and receive. gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the Magi.
The magi, as you know, were wise men – wonderfully wise men – who brought gifts to the new-born King of the Jews in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. Of all who give and receive. gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the Magi.
previous story Christmas spirit "The legend of the Christmas rose"
The whole story "The gift of magic" on About.com
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