On the day before Christmas, a young married couple, James Dillingham Young (known as Jim) and his wife, Della, have very little money to buy each other gifts. Della has scrimped and saved, but since her husband's salary has been reduced, she has very little money to buy him a gift. They are devoted to each other, and each has one object that he or she cherishes. Della cherishes her beautiful long brown hair, and...
On the day before Christmas, a young married couple, James Dillingham Young (known as Jim) and his wife, Della, have very little money to buy each other gifts. Della has scrimped and saved, but since her husband's salary has been reduced, she has very little money to buy him a gift. They are devoted to each other, and each has one object that he or she cherishes. Della cherishes her beautiful long brown hair, and Jim cherishes the gold watch that belonged to his father and grandfather.
To buy each other gifts for Christmas, Della cuts off and sells her beautiful locks, and Jim sells his gold watch. The irony is that Della has bought her husband a fob for his watch, and Jim has bough his wife the jeweled tortoiseshell combs that she wanted. Each has bought something for the other that is useless for the moment, but it's clear that they love each other and that love and sacrifice are the true gifts that they offer each other.
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