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Gift of the Magi
Gift of the Magi | O. Henry
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"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story written by O. Henry (a pen name for William Sydney Porter), about a young married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentime
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TiminCalifornia
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Once I was into the story, I realized I had read it before. A classic tale in its own way. A young, well intentioned couple learn the hard way how much they love one another. And maybe plan to better communicate in the future?

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ravenlee
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Danny does not approve of my photo op.

A very sweet little story (ten minutes or less) of a young couple struggling to find a way to give the perfect Christmas gift to each other. Most of the story is Della‘s.

WorldsOkayestStepMom Such a sweet cat!! 😻 4y
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Addison_Reads
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I can't believe I've never read this story. I knew what it was about, and I've seen the Disney cartoon based on it, but today's the first time I actually read it. It's a truly beautiful #HolidayReads 😍 Such a wonderful reminder of what the Holiday spirit is all about.

#TeamFestivus @wanderinglynn #wintergames @StayCurious @Clwojick (20+5+1=26pts)

wanderinglynn A beautiful story. ❤️ 5y
Crazeedi This is truly a beautiful story 5y
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SamAnne
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Listened to O. Henry while I finished my #holidaytradition of making cranberry-orange marmalade. Getting crafty with the #festivephotochallenge. #holidayread as well! #Jingleballers #WinterGames @FantasyChick

FantasyChick Love it! #stackthosepoints 20 for holiday read 20 for tradition 1 for the photo and 1 for participation!! 42pts!! 5y
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WanderingBookaneer
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Following up on @Gissy ‘s post. Tricky was rescued 5 years ago today. He was named by our then 3 year old cousin because he was rescued on Three King‘s Day (Epiphany). #TrickyCat #CatsOfLitsy

Gissy So lovely! And that name..😻❤️❤️❤️ 6y
Patchshank Awww...so much fluff ❤️ beautiful🦁🐯🐅 6y
Leftcoastzen 👍😽 6y
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Tamra So pretty! 6y
Tadams4 Everyone should have a black cat!! 6y
Dragon 😻 6y
kellyannprz Feliz día de Reyes al gato (?) y a ustedes✨ 6y
MaleficentBookDragon @Tadams4 I agree. I have 2 black ones and a tuxedo. 6y
TiredLibrarian So handsome! 🐱🖤 6y
LauraBeth He looks so soft! 😻 6y
Velvetfur Aaww gorgeous puddy, black cats are the best! 🐱 6y
WanderingBookaneer @LauraBeth : He is the softest of our cats. 6y
WanderingBookaneer @MaleficentBookDragon : We have a tuxedo cat as well, #MiaCat 6y
AlaMich He‘s a beauty! 6y
Susanita ❤️ 6y
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In PR like in other countries, we celebrate on January 6th the Three Wise Men Day o Día de Los 3 Reyes Magos.In my family the tradition was to put a box with grass under the bed the day before & gifts would appear next day under the bed & unwrapped.The best gifts were in this day as a way to keep the tradition but 3 kings should be humble. It was a day to be with family & eat traditional food which is high in calories?Also sing traditional songs.

Avanders That is so cool! My sister's birthday is today, and we knew there was some significance, but I never really knew what it was .. I love this tradition! 🥰 6y
Gissy @Avanders The story is that today the Three Kings gave some gifts to baby Jesus like gold incense and myrrh. In some family traditions, gifts are more modest because the The Three Kings are supposed to be humble and poor. But in my family as way to keep the tradition, I used to receive more gifts this day in comparison to Christmas and they were the best gifts ever. So today I'm doing what I like, reading📖🤓☕️that is my biggest gift! 📚❤️ 6y
Avanders @Gissy sounds like a wonderful gift to self!! And a very neat tradition 🤗🤗 6y
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WanderingBookaneer ¡Feliz día de Reyes! 6y
Gissy @WanderingBookaneer Igual a ustedes! Por lo menos es domingo y lo pueden celebrar por allá. Aquí leyendo! 6y
kellyannprz Feliz día de Reyes✨ 6y
LeahBergen This sounds wonderful! 😍😍 6y
tournevis In Québec and in Acadia, it's the last time extended family meets for one last feast. On Les Rois, we eat galette and whoever finds the bean or the clay figure or somesuch in their piece is the king/queen for the day. 6y
Gissy @tournevis That is nice! We should have a swap close to this dates just to remember and maintain those traditions! ❤️ 6y
tournevis @Gissy Great idea! 6y
Gissy @tournevis I just saw some pictures of that galette and looks delicious 6y
tournevis @Gissy I just posted a pic of mine! 6y
BookishMarginalia Hi, Gisela! Please check your email from last week with your #CupidGoesPostal match and reply to it so I know you‘re all set! (It might be in the junk mail.) 6y
BookishMarginalia 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 6y
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GatheringBooks
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#Gratitude30 Day 11: A classic story of a young couple struggling desperately to make ends meet. Never is this more keenly felt than during special occasions, and Christmas especially, with #Gift giving high on everyone‘s mind. They each try to find what they believe to be their sweetheart‘s desire by giving up the thing that is most valuable to them – only to be surprised in the end. My full review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-gT6

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