The Gift of the Magi

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  • Опубликовано: 30 дек 2014
  • The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
    Originally published at - learningenglish.voanews.com/me...

Комментарии • 131

  • @ellenhooper7921
    @ellenhooper7921 5 лет назад +284

    Who else is listening to this for school??

  • @dawnburton4032
    @dawnburton4032 2 года назад +6

    I work with special education students and have been looking for a version that would be easier for them to understand. This is perfect!

  • @janessarodriguez6120
    @janessarodriguez6120 3 года назад +15

    Wow. This was amazing. My second period class cried when they listened to this story.

    • @janessarodriguez6120
      @janessarodriguez6120 3 года назад

      Wow. I agree. My fourth period class cried, as well.

    • @kacyantic1634
      @kacyantic1634 3 года назад +1

      why would they this is so over dramatic lmao

    • @ruby-sv5vp
      @ruby-sv5vp 3 года назад +1

      @@kacyantic1634 omg exactly lmao

  • @israrahmad826
    @israrahmad826 3 года назад +4

    let it be said that of all who give gifts,these two were the wisest 🌹❤

  • @Classic_English
    @Classic_English 5 лет назад +10

    It is a simplified version of the original story.

  • @lesg24
    @lesg24 7 лет назад +21

    I 1st read this in Jr. High, about 1967.
    I'll never forget it

  • @anthonyl6349
    @anthonyl6349 3 года назад +5

    Beware: This is a heavily edited and amended version of the story and not the original text.

    • @voalearningenglish
      @voalearningenglish  2 года назад

      That is true of all of our versions of classic stories on "American Stories." We adapt them for learners of English.

  • @GL6415
    @GL6415 6 лет назад +2

    It’s a sad and beautiful story.

  • @rachelgreen7830
    @rachelgreen7830 6 лет назад +7

    Touched my ♥

  • @NamTran-js6xz
    @NamTran-js6xz 9 лет назад +2

    i love this touching story very much . i read it when being a freshman of the SG University of Education 40 years ago , The story not only inspires people in love but enhances the meaning/ significance of Love. thanks to VOA, the writer and the story teller as well. Nam Trân

  • @sounasalah1066
    @sounasalah1066 7 месяцев назад

    It really amazing ! I listened this story for the education . But it really touch the heart .

  • @shyamamandavi8320
    @shyamamandavi8320 4 года назад

    Maine ise English book me pda tha cls 11th me . Bahut hi majedar kahani h . Is duniya me pyaar se bad kr kuc bhi nahi h . Hume ek dusre se nishwarth prem krna chahiye jaise Jesus Christ humse pyaar krta h .

    • @ellina._.88
      @ellina._.88 3 года назад

      Haa sahi kha 💕
      Mai 8th mai hu aur mujhe ye story ki summary likhni hai as holidays Homework

  • @johnstag1391
    @johnstag1391 4 года назад +2

    marvellous reader

  • @signorinaprimadonna4791
    @signorinaprimadonna4791 7 лет назад +19

    maybe you guys should mention in the title or description that this is a simplified version, not the original

  • @Iraq_Graite
    @Iraq_Graite 5 лет назад

    I like this video 🇮🇶

  • @mr.ahmedbarakat30
    @mr.ahmedbarakat30 8 лет назад +1

    wow! wonderful story. it really touches the heart.

  • @harveysp5899
    @harveysp5899 Год назад

    very interesting! add illustration for the stories, please!
    19 1 2023

  • @vivaanshenoy1236
    @vivaanshenoy1236 4 года назад +1

    I love your narrator he’s so natural love your vids please make more

  • @yasserwaleedyasserwaleed5578
    @yasserwaleedyasserwaleed5578 2 года назад

    It is a great story

  • @aidasharifova1722
    @aidasharifova1722 3 года назад

    A WISE STORY

  • @I_L_W_1998
    @I_L_W_1998 2 года назад

    This is so useful! I wish the punctuation had been more careful and accurate, however.

  • @jimenaolvera3979
    @jimenaolvera3979 3 года назад

    My first time listing to this store 2020 I was Here

  • @hrantbaghramyan1308
    @hrantbaghramyan1308 3 года назад

    And we did not cry

  • @thuydo7903
    @thuydo7903 7 лет назад +6

    I and My husband become a coupe from this story . We like it very much

  • @moody_moon_coder
    @moody_moon_coder 2 года назад

    who loves this story

  • @hrantbaghramyan1308
    @hrantbaghramyan1308 3 года назад +3

    Yes I’m in her class 😂

  • @KhaldunQaysi
    @KhaldunQaysi 8 лет назад

    Very interesting story ... I will hear it once or twice more

  • @kashinath3857
    @kashinath3857 4 года назад +2

    In india we have this story in our english in rapid reading section in 12th std

    • @mohammadjamilakhter9659
      @mohammadjamilakhter9659 3 года назад

      as u have studied it, please tell me whats the ending of the story, what does it mean?
      i need to write about this within an hour, or i will love 15 marks!!!
      please reply....

    • @kashinath3857
      @kashinath3857 3 года назад

      @@mohammadjamilakhter9659 Plz watch full video u will get full story write as it is as given in video .

  • @sababatamanna2117
    @sababatamanna2117 3 года назад

    Thank you!❤

  • @salahsaber1829
    @salahsaber1829 9 лет назад +6

    i really love it and cry for them :(

  • @elsa9873
    @elsa9873 8 лет назад +4

    this is nice story, thanks storyteller

  • @trangdo6229
    @trangdo6229 6 лет назад

    thanks so much!

  • @cynthializethgamboarodrigu4081
    @cynthializethgamboarodrigu4081 5 лет назад +1

    👏👏👏👏👏

  • @bighitter4791
    @bighitter4791 3 года назад +1

    Anyone from FHS?

  • @stevenacuna9440
    @stevenacuna9440 5 лет назад

    Hello

  • @brendanwhite455
    @brendanwhite455 3 года назад +1

    .

  • @Barbara_Please
    @Barbara_Please 6 лет назад +3

    My left ear enjoyed this video :I

  • @leumasile
    @leumasile 5 лет назад +4

    Chachita, te cortaste el pelo!!

  • @AT-mr3mw
    @AT-mr3mw 5 лет назад +1

    Tank y ou, it's a food story

  • @juanpablovaldesnino7188
    @juanpablovaldesnino7188 5 лет назад

    Who study in AEOC?

  • @thewhozepol7632
    @thewhozepol7632 8 лет назад

    very good story

  • @KhanhTran-ph5ck
    @KhanhTran-ph5ck 8 лет назад

    This great story make me one day to understand and re-speak. Thanks

  • @ThanhThanh-ex5ux
    @ThanhThanh-ex5ux 7 лет назад

    What a beautiful love😍

  • @nguyenphuongtrang7655
    @nguyenphuongtrang7655 8 лет назад

    hay

  • @hrantbaghramyan1308
    @hrantbaghramyan1308 3 года назад

    Sup

  • @raksmeyouch9854
    @raksmeyouch9854 8 лет назад +1

    can you upload the Peasant by Anton Chekhov ? i need it

  • @iraqahmad7311
    @iraqahmad7311 8 лет назад +1

    good story and very good speaker

  • @vereshsharma4338
    @vereshsharma4338 5 лет назад +1

    Sir plzźzz explain in hindi

  • @duniazaddenna9627
    @duniazaddenna9627 8 лет назад +7

    good story but boring speaker. he makes me feel sleepy. Iwas just waiting for the story ends

  • @Z0IP
    @Z0IP 5 лет назад

    Trasf

    • @bighitter4791
      @bighitter4791 3 года назад

      Man you can’t even spell trash 😂

  • @user-nc7ki3cn4v
    @user-nc7ki3cn4v 9 лет назад

    it is really a moral lesson

  • @lebui8015
    @lebui8015 9 лет назад

    Cảm động quá.

  • @user-ro4ux2pi9w
    @user-ro4ux2pi9w 9 лет назад

    It might be a kidney has been sold and beer as a gift)))

  • @Cortinas28
    @Cortinas28 4 года назад

    The ending was hard

  • @jyotsnapanicker8111
    @jyotsnapanicker8111 5 лет назад

    Wiered🤣😋😋

  • @jerryho7410
    @jerryho7410 9 лет назад +4

    good woman if I has this wife i feel hit a lottoy

  • @thobui3689
    @thobui3689 8 лет назад

    I will continue every day

  • @tuyetnganguyen810
    @tuyetnganguyen810 9 лет назад +2

    giọng ng đọc đúng là ru ngủ mà. haizzzz

  • @dumbaszs1817
    @dumbaszs1817 5 лет назад

    WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY!!

    • @shyamamandavi8320
      @shyamamandavi8320 4 года назад

      Nahi ye paise ki barbadi nahi h . Usme dono ka pyaar h ek dusre ke prati

  • @susheelkumar-nu6vg
    @susheelkumar-nu6vg 4 года назад +1

    Not a good story looks boring

  • @nosleep637
    @nosleep637 3 года назад

    fake also gay

  • @gaminggang8612
    @gaminggang8612 6 лет назад +3

    Hello