Gifts of the Magi. O.Henry

Heroes of the stories of O. Henry-either the “little people” of the big New York, then the frivolous and funny artists and writers, then the guys from the dashing gangster region and their touchingly faithful friends, then the inhabitants of the Wild West, cowboys and farmers-invariably become close to all readers. And the phrases from his stories - “Bolivar will not withstand two”, “I have time to run to the Canadian border”, and the names of the stories themselves: “Red -browed leader”, “The roads that we choose”, “The trust that burst” became winged expressions And firmly entered our daily life!