Della and Jim were a young, poor couple who loved each other very much. It was Christmas Eve, and Della had only $1.87 to buy Jim a present. She felt terrible because she wanted to give him something special.
Della had one great treasure: her beautiful, long brown hair that reached down to her knees. She made a difficult decision. She went to a shop and sold her hair for $20. With that money, she bought a platinum chain for Jimโs most prized possessionโhis grandfatherโs gold pocket watch.
When Jim came home that evening, he stopped and stared at Dellaโs short hair. He didn't say a word, he just handed her a small package.
Della opened it and began to cry. Inside were the beautiful, expensive combs she had admired in a shop window for monthsโperfect for her long hair, which was now gone.
She wiped her tears and excitedly gave Jim his present: the shiny watch chain. "Give me your watch," she said. "I want to see how it looks with the new chain."
Jim smiled, sat on the couch, and said, "Della, let's put our Christmas presents away for a while. I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs."
The Moral Even though their gifts were useless in the end, they gave each other the greatest gift of all: Selfless Love. They sacrificed their greatest treasures to make the other person happy.
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