A chain for his watch - which is ironic because he sold his watch to get a brush for her hair, which she sold to buy him the chain. I assume you're talking about The Gift of the Magi.
Della wanted to buy a Christmas present for her husband.
Della bought her husband a silver watch chain.A silver watch chain.
give her husband a gift
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.
She sells her long hair.
Sell it and with that money buy a gift for her husband.
A desire to buy her husband a Christmas present.
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.
Well, I don't know exactly what you mean, but Della cuts off her long, beautiful hair and sells it to buy a watch chain for her husband's watch. But her husband sells his watch to but her clips for her hair.
Della sold her knee length hair, to buy a chain for Jim's pocket watch. Jim sold his watch to buy a set of combs for her long hair. Both had parted with an item they prized in order to give the other a special gift that they could not otherwise afford.
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.