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प्रश्न
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
Justify the title of the story, ‘The Gift of the Magi’.
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उत्तर
The Magi were three wise men who brought gifts for baby Jesus during Christmas. They knew how to give and gave unique gifts with special emphasis. In the same way. Della and Jim gave each other unique gifts. The author compares their giving to the gifts the Magi gave to baby Jesus. He calls them the Magi because of their wisdom in realizing that unselfish love is the greatest of all gifts.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following question:
Why did Della feel sad about losing her hair?
Answer the following question:
How did the Magi want to celebrate their Christmas (OR) Who were the first people to give Christmas gifts?
Answer the following question:
What is the moral of the story?
Complete the following activity :
Map the problems and solutions in “The Gift of the Magi” on the diagram below. Two problems have already been filled in.
Complete the following basic plot diagram :
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
Gifts that you buy have fixed prices/ rates. How can the buyer increase the value of a gift bought for someone very dear in the family?
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
At the end of the story, O Henry remarks that of all who give gifts, Della and Jim were the wisest. Think and explain this paradoxical remark.
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
The flat was in a dilapidated condition.
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
Let us set aside our gifts and get ready for dinner.
Read the following and answer.
Say WHAT
______ troubled Della on Christmas Eve?
