The Gift of the Magi

O. Henry is a world-renowned master of the small genre, thanks to which he experienced his heyday. The heroes of his stories are very different: workers, artists, millionaires, clerks, engineers, and the plots surprise with their diversity and vitality, but they also have something in common - an unexpected ending that makes the reader think. 'The Gift of the Magi' - on Christmas Eve, a young married couple - Jim and Della - discover that they do not have enough money for holiday gifts for each other. Della decides to sell her luxurious chestnut curls and buy her husband a platinum chain for his gold watch. In the evening, Jim comes home with a gift for his wife. The young people open the packages and it turns out that Jim sold his watch to buy an expensive set of combs, which Della had long dreamed of. But this does not spoil the holiday of two loving hearts.