She sells her beautiful hair and gets 20$ for it.
At the beginning of the story "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, Della has $1.87.
one dollar and eighty seven cents, and the sixty cents of it was in pennies .
she gets $20
She sells her beautiful hair.
I believe it was only $1.87.
She cut her hair and sold it.
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At the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi," Della is counting her savings to see how much money she has to buy a Christmas present for her husband, Jim. She is disappointed to find that she only has $1.87.
Della is counting her money at the beginning of the story because she is trying to figure out how much she can afford to spend on a Christmas gift for her husband. She is desperate to find a present that will show her love for him, even though she has very little money to spare.
Della is upset at the beginning of the story because she does not have enough money to buy her husband a Christmas gift, and she wants to show him how much she loves him. She feels frustrated and helpless in her situation, leading her to tears.
Della's problem at the beginning of the story is that she doesn't have enough money to buy a Christmas present for her husband, Jim. She wants to show her love by giving him a special gift but is limited by her financial situation.
Della wanted to buy a Christmas present for her husband.
Della needed more money to buy a precious gift which will be suitable only for her love Jim.
Della buys Jim a chain for his watch. 'The Gift of the Magi' is a short story by American writer, O. Henry.
He sells his pocket watch .
They are poor
He sells his pocket watch .
Bella get her hair cut and sells it to get money for her husband a Christmas gift.
Della wanted to buy a Christmas present for her husband.