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Jim and Della are a young couple who live in a small apartment and are very much in love.  
Della and her husband, Jim, live in a small apartment and don't have much money.  


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| Name = Jim (James Dillingham Young)
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| Description = a loving husband who values his family's gold watch, but is willing to sacrifice it to show his love for his wife
| Description = a young woman with long, beautiful hair and a strong love for her husband.
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| Name = Della
| Name = Jim (James Dillingham Young)
| Description = a determined and resourceful young woman with long, beautiful hair that she values greatly, deeply in love with her husband
| Description = a loving husband who values his family's gold watch and is willing to sacrifice it to show his love for his wife
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They are poor and can't afford much, but they still want to buy each other meaningful gifts for Christmas. Della has long, beautiful hair that she treasures, but she decides to sell it to a hair dealer so she can buy a watch fob chain for Jim's watch, which he values greatly.
Della has been saving for months to buy Jim a present for Christmas. But when she counts the money she has saved, she only has $1.87. Della is upset and starts crying.
 
Meanwhile, Jim sells his watch, which he inherited from his grandfather, to buy combs for Della's hair. He uses the money to buy a set of tortoise-shell combs, which he thinks will look beautiful in Della's hair.


On Christmas morning, Jim and Della exchange gifts. Della is overjoyed when she sees the watch fob chain, and Jim is touched when he sees the combs. However, they both quickly realize that their gifts are now useless without the things they have sold. Della's combs have no use without her long hair, and Jim's watch fob chain has no use without a watch.
Della and Jim both have things that are special to them. Jim has a gold watch that has been passed down through his family, and Della has long, beautiful hair. Della decides to sell her hair to buy Jim a present. She goes to a hair salon and sells her hair for twenty dollars. With this money, she buys Jim a chain for his watch.


Despite this, they are still happy and grateful to have each other.  
When Jim comes home, he surprises Della with a present for her - a set of combs for her hair. They both realize that they have given each other the most valuable things they own. Even though they don't have much, they are happy and grateful to have each other.  


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They sit down and laugh about their silly mistake, and they realize that the true value of a gift lies in the thought and love that went into it, rather than its monetary worth. They also recognize that love is more important than material possessions.
In the end, Della looks at herself in the mirror and is happy with her husband and their life together.


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O. Henry
The Gift of the Magi
1905 
Summary of the book
from the Collection « Four Million»
Microsummary: A poor young couple sell their most valued possessions to buy Christmas gifts for each other, only to realize that the gifts are now useless without the items they have sold.

Della and her husband, Jim, live in a small apartment and don't have much money.

💇🏻‍♀️
Della — a young woman with long, beautiful hair and a strong love for her husband..
🧑🏻‍💼
Jim (James Dillingham Young) — a loving husband who values his family's gold watch and is willing to sacrifice it to show his love for his wife.

Della has been saving for months to buy Jim a present for Christmas. But when she counts the money she has saved, she only has $1.87. Della is upset and starts crying.

Della and Jim both have things that are special to them. Jim has a gold watch that has been passed down through his family, and Della has long, beautiful hair. Della decides to sell her hair to buy Jim a present. She goes to a hair salon and sells her hair for twenty dollars. With this money, she buys Jim a chain for his watch.

When Jim comes home, he surprises Della with a present for her - a set of combs for her hair. They both realize that they have given each other the most valuable things they own. Even though they don't have much, they are happy and grateful to have each other.

Don't make any mistake, Dell, ... about me. I don't think there's anything in the way of a haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any less.

In the end, Della looks at herself in the mirror and is happy with her husband and their life together.

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