Summary 'The Christmas Present

Title : The Christmas Present
Author : O. Henry
Characteristic : @Della
Modest, Loving, Jolly, Feminine, Good Wife
@Jim
Seriously, Modest, Patient, Good Husband
Summary :
One day, the day before Christmas Day, Della counted her money, only one dollar and eighty seven cents. Three timed Della counted it but the result is same. Della was crying. Tomorrow would be a Christmas Day, and she had only one dollar and eighty seven cents with which to buy Jim, her husband, a present.
Della finished crying, got up and began to powder her face. She had spent many happy hours planning for something nice for her husband, something fine and rare, something worthy of the honor of being owned by Jim. Suddenly, she got brilliant idea. Rapidly she pulled down her beautiful hair and let it tall to its length. She combed it again and tears appeared in her eyes.
She walked some distance and finally stopped at a Madame Sofronio’s shop. She cut off and sold her hair to Madame Sofronio with price twenty dollars. After that she went to the stores, bought platinum watch chain for Jim. It cost twenty one dollars.
When Della arrived home she began to comb and arranges her hair. At seven o’clock the coffee was made and the dinner almost ready. The door opened and Jim stepped in and closed it. Della said to Jim if she cut off her hair and sold it because she wanted to give him a Christmas present. Jim kissed Della and gave a package to her.
Her white fingers quickly undid the package and crying when she looked it. It’s a beautiful combs but the hair in which she was to wear them was gone. But at least she was able to smile through her tears and say, “My hair grows so fast, Jim.” Then, she asked Jim’s watch to change with a new chain, her present. But Jim said, “Della lets put our Christmas present away and keep them awhile. They are too nice to use at present. I sold my watch in order to get the money to buy your combs. And now perhaps you can get dinner ready.”