1. Author: O. Henry’s By: Cody & Christian

2. Once upon a time there was a married couple that lived in a small town called Lake Town.

3. The woman didn’t have enough money to buy the man a present.

4. The woman sold her bracelet to get the man some bullets for his 270.

5. The man also didn’t have enough money to buy the woman something.

6. The man sold his 270 to buy the woman a charm for her bracelet.

7. The irony of the story is that they both bought items that they couldn’t use because they sold their most prized possessions to get the other one a gift.