Love

[allenlondon]

Someone on radio reminded me of an O Henry story, gist of which is two old people, poor as church mice, her only ‘possession’ her long golden locks, but no comb to comb them with. His sole possession a gold watch, but no chain to hang it on.

She gets her golden locks cut off and sells them to buy him a chain for his watch.

Exchanging gifts, he gives her a comb he has bought with the money he got from selling his gold watch.

O Henry’s version lasts longer.

Love lasts longer still.

[pastafreak]

If I am not mistaken, they are a young couple.
Off to Google...

[Mamyalynne]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gift_of_the_Magi

A wonderful story too, O Henty had such a way with how he handled subject matter.

[Mamyalynne]

Yes they were young in the tale.

[pastafreak]

It's always been a favourite of mine...since I was a teenager.

[Spicerack]

So they were both worse off than when they started. Is that the 'moral' of the story?

[jno]

no.

[Theland]

On the subject of love, its not something spoken about on AB very often, and then not in any depth.
Just saying :-)

[allenlondon]

Yes Spicerack, that’s it.

They should have put their money in the Stock Market and abandoned their stupid ideas of love.

Been better off on Answerbank, eh?