There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. You can also download it free, thanks to Project Gutenberg.Īnd head here to listen to me read this story as a special Simple Show episode! The Gift of the Magi First appearing in 1906, Porter worked as a weekly story writer for New York World, and he specialized in closely-observed tales of everyday people, often ending with an unexpected twist.Įnjoy reading a short story today-reprinted from the public domain. Henry (the pseudonym for William Sidney Porter). The Gift of the Magi is a short story published in a collection of works called The Four Million, by O. I’ve enjoyed reposting this the past few years around this part of the holidays-when we could all use a few-minute breather…. You can read this to your kids, if you want, but consider this first a story for yourself. Settle in, pour a steaming cup of your favorite drink, and enjoy a bit of Story Time for the holidays as a little treat.
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