1. Read the following sentence from the last paragraph of the text:

"And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house."

Who are the "two foolish children" to which the author refers?

2. How are Della and Jim the wisest "of all who give and receive gifts"?

Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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Nathalie Ochoa

10 December, 16:47

1. Read the following sentence from the last paragraph of the text:

"And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house."

Who are the "two foolish children" to which the author refers?

2. How are Della and Jim the wisest "of all who give and receive gifts"?

Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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Meadow Wiley · Answer 1

Della parted with her hair in order to give Jim a worthy gift. This giving compares to the giving of the Magi to the Christ child ... But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. Of all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest.