This story suggests that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating, and it imagines King Solomon as a janitor and the Queen of Sheba living in a nearby apartment. The woman in this story, who re- cently paid a visit to Madame Sofronie, is given objects made of pure tortoise shell, with jewelled rims that she had seen in a window display on Broadway. She receives them from James Dillingham Young, who in turn receives a plati- num chain. This story begins with Della counting out one dollar and eighty-seven cents, and it ends with an exchange of Christmas presents that is ironic because Della had her hair cut. Identify this short story b
This story suggests that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating, and it imagines King Solomon as a janitor and the Queen of Sheba living in a nearby apartment. The woman in this story, who re- cently paid a visit to Madame Sofronie, is given objects made of pure tortoise shell, with jewelled rims that she had seen in a window display on Broadway. She receives them from James Dillingham Young, who in turn receives a plati- num chain. This story begins with Della counting out one dollar and eighty-seven cents, and it ends with an exchange of Christmas presents that is ironic because Della had her hair cut. Identify this short story by O. Henry.
This story suggests that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating, and it imagines King Solomon as a janitor and the Queen of Sheba living in a nearby apartment.
“The {Gift} of the {Magi}”