Don Louis Cruz Final Exam

Gift of the Magi is a story that takes place in the 1900's where a couple is in a financial flat before Christmas. Della, a beautiful long haired woman, wants to get her husband, Jim, something for his gorges watch on Christmas but only has $1.87. Jim has an idea of what Della wants but doesn't seem to have enough for Christmas.
Its Christmas eve and the couple head out in different directions hoping to surprise the other with a gift worthy for each other. Della walks the streets and passes by a salon that buys hair for wigs. She gets her hair cut to where she is like a Coney Island chorus girl and sells it for $20. She comes home waiting for the arrival of her night in shining armor Jim.
Jim comes home and sees that His beautiful long haired wife Della, no longer has long hair. Della reasons out why she had cut her hair hoping that Jim will stop looking at her in that blank face. Jim laughs and explains why he had that face and handed her the present. In excitement she opens the present and is in awe.
It was the combs used in Broadway that she wanted. But her hair was cut too short to use the combs. She gives Jim the precious metal she bought with the $20 and watches the expression on his face. He chuckles for he had sold his gorges watch to buy Della the Broadway combs. So when the night was through Della and Jim both slept with things that are useless but there meaning is fulfilling.
At the end the author writes,"The Magi, as you know, were wise men-wonderful wise men-who brought gifts to the baby in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here i have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days, let it be said that all of who give gifts, these two were the wisest. Of all who give and receive gift, such as they are the wisest. Everywhere they are the wisest. They are the Magi."