The Gift of the Magi – Worksheet

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Task 7: Story Writing Choose one of the following topics and write about 200 words. 1. It is interesting to see that Jim is not described much in the story. Re-write the story from Jim’s point of view. 2. Write what happens after the ending of the original story. 3. What is the wisest gift to give to the one that you love? Explain.
Appendix One: The Gift of the Magi The Gift of the Magi By O’Henry 1. Della counted her money three times. She had only one dollar eighty seven cents. That was all. And tomorrow would be Christmas. What Christmas gift could she buy with only one dollar and eighty seven cents? Della lay down on her old bed and cried and cried. Which leads to the thought that life is made up of big cries, little cries and smiles, with more little cries than smiles. 2. Let’s leave Della alone for a while and look at her home. The chairs and tables were old and poor. Outside there was a mailbox without mail, and a door without doorbell. The name on the door said Mr. Jim Young – Della’s dear husband Jim. 3. Della knew that would be home soon. She dried her eyes and stood up. She looked at the mirror. She began to comb her hair. She felt very sad. She wanted to buy Jim a Christmas gift – something good. But what could she do with just one dollar eighty seven cents? She combed her hair in the mirror and thought. Suddenly she had an idea. 4. Now, Jim and Della had only two treasures. One was Jim’s gold pocket watch. The other was Della’s hair. It was long and brown, and fell down her back. Della looked in the mirror a little longer. Her eyes were sad, but then she smiled. She put on her old brown coat and her hat. She danced out of the house and down the street. She stopped in front of a door that said, “Mrs. Smith. Buy all kinds of hair.” 5. “Will you buy my hair?” Della asked. 6. “I buy hair,” said Mrs. Smith. “Take off your hat. Let’s see your hair.” 7. Della took off her hat. Down came the beautiful brown waterfall of hair. Mrs. Smith lifted Della’s hair with an experienced hand. “Twenty dollars,” she said. 8. “Give me the money quick,” said Della. 9. The next two hours went by as if they had wings. Della looked in all the stores to choose a gift for Jim. 10. She found it at last. It surely had been made for Jim and no one else. It was a chain – simple round rings of silver. It was perfect for Jim’s gold watch. As soon as she saw it she knew that it must be for him. It was like him. Quiet and with great value. She gave the shopkeeper twenty-one dollars and she hurried home with the eighty-seven cents that was left. 11. “If Jim does not kill me before he takes a second look at me,” she said to herself, “he’ll say I look like a song girl. But what could I do--oh! What could I do with a dollar and eighty-seven cents?” 12. At seven o’clock that night the coffee was made and the pan on the back of the stove was hot and ready to cook the meat. 13. Jim was never late coming home from work. Della held the silver chain in her hand and sat near the door. Then she heard his step and she turned white for just a minute. She had a way of saying a little silent prayer about the simplest everyday things, and now she whispered: “Please God, make him think I am still pretty.” 14. The door opened and Jim stepped in. He looked thin and very serious. Poor man, he was only twenty-two and he had to care for a wife. He needed a new coat and gloves to keep his hands warm. 15. Jim stopped inside the door, as immovable as a dog smelling a bird. His eyes were fixed upon Della. There was an expression in them that she could not read, and it frightened her. It was not anger, nor surprise, nor fear, nor any of the feelings that she had been prepared for. He simply
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