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"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story by O. Henry (pen name of William Sydney Porter) first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
O. Henry's 1905 short story The Gift of the Magi tells of an impoverished couple named Jim and Della Dillingham Young sacrificing their prized possessions to buy each other Christmas gifts. Della sells her long brown hair to buy a platinum fob chain to go with Jim's pocket watch, only to learn that he had sold it to buy ornamental combs for her ...
Faith relates a poignant family story to LeAnn. In a flash-back, Faith and her band are seen stuck on a bus in a snow-storm. Faith, a diabetic, is given insulin by a stranger, who dies overnight. He is later revealed to be her father, who she had not spoken to in many years. Faith and her husband Carl erect a monument to that fateful event ...
After her husband suggested she prepare the cards, she explained just how much work that one task entails, and, bearing in mind that the family hasn’t done Christmas cards for years, it’s safe ...
In a post on Reddit's popular AITA forum, a 36-year-old woman said she had found herself in the middle of some unexpected Christmas drama between her husband, his ex-wife and the pair's daughter.
Find out how Robert saved his wife's life on "Real Life Love." When Mary Wolff was told that she needed an immediate liver transplant in order to save her life, her husband, Robert, made it his ...
Bree throws her plant and breaks it then she runs away and when found says she wants to live with her grandmother. Amber prays for an answer. Mike Nelson tells Amber about how her husband saved his life. His last words were: "You are loved more than you will ever know." Mike gives her a cross that Darren had made from IED scraps.
While Christmas has become a Christian religious holiday for many people, its history shows it to be more of a mix of mythology, the solstice, and a savvy advertising campaign.