Gift of The Magi
by Monica Nolasco
della only had one daller and eighty-sevencents. she wanted to buy jim something good and expensive, but she didn't have enough money. so she looked all over town just to see what she was goning to buy him. della had butiful hair that wasup to her knees. della then saw a chain that wasgreat for jims whach so she went to this lady, and asked her"do you buy hair."the lady replyed " yes i do ,loet see your hair." then della said "how much is it werth?"so the lady said "$20 dollers." so wen della was done cuting her hair. she now had$ 21.87 . she then went to the store and bought the chain. after that she went home got all dressed up for jim and set the table. when she was all done she she wated for jim to come home. when he came home he had this look on his face that della couldn't read. then della asked "are you made at me because i cut my hair." then jim said "its not the hair," then he threw a box on the tableand della opened it. she then saw the comb that she always wanted. they were pure tortoise combs, with jeweied rims. she then handed he the box that had the chain andthe opened it .he then put his hands on his head. then della said "i want to see how the whach looks on the chain." jim then said lets put them away.then he comfest to della about what he did, he said that he sold the whach so he could buy her the box of comb.so at the end they both recieved samething and lost something.
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