“The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry (1905)
Commentary:
She should've just bought the gloves. According to my research she could've bought a really nice pair of gloves, and still had at least 50 cents left over.
That aside, I've always enjoyed the writing in this story ("It did not exactly beggar description, but it certainly had that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad.") more than the actual plot and themes.
They're the wisest gift givers because they gave something away to give a (now) worthless gift because they loved each other? Couldn't they just love each other and have cheap gifts? Wouldn't it be wiser to just give a small present and enjoy your time together than make a dramatic sacrifice? Especially since Jim (presumably) loves Della's hair and Della obviously loves Jim's pocket watch? They're just ruining things for each other!
At least Della can grow her hair back and use the combs. Maybe by next Christmas. That'd be kind of funny, wrap them up again and give them to herself or something. Jim's kinda screwed though. Maybe she can resell her hair again, but the watch, put it on the chain, regrow her hair again and they can really drag this whole thing out.
Merry Christmas, this story is goofy.
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