The Gift of the Magi
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The Gift of the Magi

by O. Henry

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The Gift of the Magi
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The Gift of the Magi

With only $1.87 saved for Christmas, Della sacrifices her most prized possession to buy Jim the perfect gift—only to discover he's made the same sacrifice for her.

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The Gift of the Magi in German

It is the day before Christmas and Della has one dollar and eighty-seven cents, most of it in pennies saved a few at a time. She has exactly one thing left worth selling — and so, though she does not know it yet, does Jim.

Author
O. Henry
Language
German
Levels
A1 · A2 · B1 · B2 · C1 · C2
Episodes
1 episode
Words at B2
1,266
Reading time
~9 min

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The Gift of the Magi · German
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Ein Dollar und siebenundachtzig Cent.

Das war alles.

Und sechzig Cent davon waren Pennys.

Pennys, die sie einzeln und paarweise gespart hatte, indem sie hartnäckig mit dem Lebensmittelhändler, dem Gemüsehändler und dem Metzger feilschte, bis ihr die Wangen brannten vor dem stillen Vorwurf des Geizes.

Dreimal zählte Della es nach.

B2 edition · 1 episode · ~1,266 words · ~9 min

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