"TheGiftoftheMagi"isashortstorywrittenbyO.Henry,firstpublishedin1905.Ittellsthetouchingtaleofayoung,financiallystrugglingcouple,JimandDella,whoeachwanttobuytheperfectChristmasgiftfortheother.Despitetheirlimitedmeans,theymakegreatpersonalsacrificestoshowtheirlove.Thestoryisfamousforitsironictwistandheartwarmingmessageaboutthetruemeaningofgiving.O.Henry'smasterfulstorytellingandsurpriseendinghavemadethisabelovedclassicinAmericanliterature,oftenreadduringtheholidayseason.ThetitlereferencesthebiblicalMagi,suggestingthatJimandDella'sgifts,thoughseeminglyfoolish,carrydeepwisdomandlove.
