A Present for You
Somewhere in New York City long time ago. Della stood by window and looked out. It was snowing. She. Saw a large gray cat that gray eyes. It Was walking slowly on a gray fence in the gray yard. Everything looked gray.
Della. Came back to the table. She sat on a chair and began to count the money.
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was, all. The next day was Christmas Day.Dela wanted to buy a present for Jim but she, did not have enough money. $1.87 She counted it three times.
. "I 'll have to. Sell something, "she said to herself." But is there anything to sell? "
Della went up to the glass and stood before it. She. Looked at herself in the glass. She thought she looked very tired.
She looked at her rich hair that was her only treasure.
.Della went to a shop that was a few blocks away from her apartment house.
In the shop she saw a woman who was large and. Too white.
. "Will You buy my hair?" she said to the woman.
. "I buy hair," said the woman. "Take off your hat."
Della took. Off her hat.
. "Twenty dollars," said the woman.
Della run to a shop and bought a watch chain. It was twenty-one dollas.
."Jim 's gold watch will look nice on this chain," she thought
When Jim, married Della he showed her a gold watch. "This. Is a watch which was given me by my father, "he said. The gold watch was now his only treasure but he, did not have a chain. For it.
It grew dark and soon Jim came back. He was knocking the snow off his coat but suddenly, he stopped. "Jim!" cried. Della. "Don 't look at me that way.I cut my hair and sold it because......Say "Merry Christmas," Jim.I 've got a nice present for you "
Jim slowly took out. A small box and put it on the table. Della opened it and saw a set of pretty combs in it.
", oh Jim!" cried Della.They were. Both silent for a while. At last Della looked up and smiled and said, "My hair grows very fast." She took out the watch chain. That was shining beautifully.She showed it to him and said, "you, like it don 't you? You' ll have to look at the time a hundred times a day now."
", Della". Said Jim. "I Sold my watch to buy your combs."
He sat Dow on a chair and smiled at her.
August.
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