Make Prediction
END
DAY 2
Della will use her
hair to get money.
The Gift of the Magi 3
The only problem was that Jim had only a torn leather
strap to attach the watch to his pocket. It just didn’t seem
right. It was like combining silk sheets with burlap pillows.
The watch was far too elegant for the strap that held it.
Della felt that Jim deserved a lovely gold chain that was
worthy of his lovely gold watch. But $1.87 would not pay
even for a shoestring. And this was why Della cried. She
wanted to make her husband happy. She wanted to give
him the perfect Christmas gift. She just had to think of
some way to buy that chain!
So Della sat and thought. Then she thought some
more. As she was twirling her hair around her finger, the
idea finally hit her. She jumped up and yelled, “Yes!”
It was twirling her hair that had given her the idea. Della
loved her hair as much as Jim loved his watch. She was so
proud of the way it flowed down to her ankles. She loved
to show it off. And she smiled at the envy of others. But as
much as she loved her hair, Della loved her husband even
more. That was why she did what she did next.