The Gift of Magi Story in English | Stories for Teenagers | English Fairy Tales
once upon a time in a
small town in
England there lived two
lovers James and
Ella who were madly in
love with each
other
when college was over
James got a job as
a typist in a newspaper
company with a
salary of 50 pounds a
month
James was ecstatic and
decided to
propose to della della
I've been in love
a few since the day I
saw you for the
first time and I want to
be in love with
you till the end of time
I I want to
grow out with you della
will you marry
me Oh James I want to
grow old with you
too yes I will marry you
and thus James
and della were married
in a small
celebration
James rented a furnished
flat at 8
pounds per week and the
couple were
happy and content
it seemed that their
love only grew more
and more for each other
things were
going well until one day
when recession
struck and James's
salary shrunk to 40
pounds
[Music]
my love we will get
through this
do not worry of course
my love till I
have you by my side
there is nothing
that can worry me and so
the husband and
the wife lived a tight
life making just
about enough to meet
ends soon it was
Christmas Eve and the
streets of London
were covered in snow the
shops were
decorated with lights
and the houses
with Christmas trees
della meanwhile
went through her purse
to find how much
she had saved up one
pound an 85 86 87
pence that's all oh and
tomorrow is
Christmas what do I do
this is not
enough now there were
two possessions of
the couple in which they
both took
mighty pride one was
James's gold watch
that had been passed on
to him by his
father which was passed
on to his father
by his grandfather the
other was Della's
hair
Della's beautiful brown
hair reached
below her knees and made
itself almost a
garment for her you've
got to do what
you've got to do she
stood up nervously
and quickly as a terror
to escaped her
eyes della wiped the
tears off her face
and putting her old
brown hat on she
fluttered out the door
and down the
stairs to the street a
little while
later she stopped near a
store this is
it excuse me will you
buy my hair hmm
why don't you take your
hats off and let
me have a look at it
della removed her hat
and down rippled
her brown hair lifting
the mass with a
practiced hand the lady
gave a nod of
approval twenty-pound I
will take it
[Music]
in the next couple of
hours della was
out and about in the
streets of London
hunting for the perfect
gift for James
she found it at last
it surely has been made
for James and no
one else it was a
platinum fob chain
simple and chaste in
design properly
proclaiming its value by
substance alone
and not by merit YCJA
Sorna mentation as
all good things should
do it was even
worthy of the watch
without thinking
anymore
she paid 21 pounds for
it and hurried
home with the remaining
87 pence at 7
o'clock the coffee was
made and the
frying-pan was on the
back of the stove
hot and ready to cook
the chops della
had curled her hair in
clothesline curls
which made her look like
a schoolboy at
least that's what she
thought if James
doesn't kill me before
he takes a second
look at me he'll say I
look like a
chorus girl but what
could I do
Oh what could I do with
an 87 pence
suddenly she heard his
steps on the
stairs and turned white
for a moment
please God make him
think I am still
pretty please
the door opened and
James stepped in he
looked thin and very
serious when he
looked at della he stood
still his eyes
were fixed upon her and
there was an
expression in them that
she could not
read and it terrified
her she at once
wriggled off the table
and went for him
James darling don't look
at me that way
I had my hair cut off
and sold because I
couldn't have lived
through Christmas
without giving you a
present it'll grow
out again you know that
my hair grows
awfully fast where James
did not reply
say Merry Christmas
James and let's be
happy you don't know
what a nice what
beautiful nice gift I've
got for you
you've cut off your hair
yes cut it off
and sold it don't you
like me just as
well anyhow I'm me
without my hair
aren't I
James looked at her with
a straight face
don't can't be wrong del
I don't think
there's anything in the
way of a haircut
or a shave or a shampoo
that could make
me like you any less but
if you'll
unwrap that package you
may see why you
had me stunned in the
first place
della tore the wrapper
and when she
opened the box she let
out a scream of
joy but her joy was only
short-lived for
the gift was a set of
combs side and
back that della had
worshipped long in a
Broadway window
beautiful combs pure
tortoiseshell with
jeweled rims they
were expensive and her
heart had simply
craved and yearned over
them without the
least hope of possession
and now they
were hers but the tresses
that should
have adorned the coveted
adornments were
gone she hugged them
tight and looked up
with teary eyes and a
smile my hair
grows so fast James and
then della left
up like a little sink
cat and cried Oh
James you have not yet
seen your
beautiful present
[Music]
she held it out to him
eagerly upon her
open palm isn't it a
dandy James I
hunted all over town to
find it you'll
have to look at the time
a hundred times
day now him your watch I
want to see how
it looks on it instead
of obeying James
tumbled down on the
couch and put his
hands under the back of
his head and
smiled till let's put
our Christmas
presents away and keep
him awhile
they're too nice to use
just at present
what do you mean
I sold the watch to get
the money to buy
your combs there was a
sudden silence in
the room until James
spoke again and now
suppose you put the
chops on della ran
towards him and hugged
him tight James
hugged her back oh I
love you so much
James I love you more
the Magi as you
know were wise men
wonderfully wise men
who brought gifts for
baby Jesus they
invented the art of
giving Christmas
presents being wise
their gifts were no
doubt Wise Ones
but the uneventful
chronicle of two
lovers in an apartment
in London who
most unwisely sacrificed
for each other
the greatest treasures
of their house
are the wisest of all
they are the Magi
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