Della and Mr. James Dillingham Young (Jim) are partners that live together in a small flat. They are going through rough times financially after Jim started working for less pay and especially since it had been Christmas Eve.
Climax
I cut it so I could get a present for you Jim!
Since it had been Christmas Eve Della wanted to get Jim a prefect gift, but she only had a dollar and eighty seven cents. Della had to find a way to earn money fast.
Falling Action
Della quickly comes up with an idea to earn money, by selling her knee length hair to earn $20 to by Jim a gift. She decided to sell her long locks that she and Jim both adored.
Resolution
Let's put our gifts aside. You can put the porkchops on now.
Jim arrives home and Della shows him her gift she got for him, a platinum chain to keep his watch on at the cost of cutting of her hair.
Jim reveals to Della that he sold his beloved heirloom, a gold watch to acquire money to purchase her a set of combs for her lengthy hair.
I sold my watch to buy you combs.
Jim and Della realize each of them sacrificed the possession they both adored most, in order to purchase a Christmas gift to for one another.
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