Story: The gift of the Magi

Della Dillingham Young is sad because she only has $1.87 to buy a Christmas gift for her husband, Jim.

Della sells her hair for $20, leaving her enough to buy a watch chain for Jim’s watch.

Explanation:

Della is nervous about Jim´s opinion on her new look, and when he gets home, the look on his face seems disappointed, which makes Della more worried.

Jim explains that he sold his watch to buy her some combs for her hair as a present.

Despite the respective sacrifices they have made for each other, their gifts have become useless, but they remain in a good mood and save the fine gifts for a later time.