The Gift Of The Magi
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The Gift of the Magi" is a short story, written by O. Henry (a pen name for William Sydney Porter), about a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
Note : this story is an old one that I wanted to bring it back to life .
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