“The magi, as you know, were wise men – wonderfully wise men – who
brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of
giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts
were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of
duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of
two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the
greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the
wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the
wisest. Of all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere
they are wisest. They are the magi.”
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O. Henry (a.k.a. William Sidney Porter),
O. Henry (a.k.a. William Sidney Porter),
"The Gift of the
Magi"
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final paragraph)
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