Comments on: “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:58:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Kaz http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/comment-page-1/#comment-43684 Kaz Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:07:30 +0000 http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/#comment-43684 I would like to congratulate cordially to Elcomandant of his son’s invention of creating love. His story is a complete screenplay! It is very suitable to present times. I have learnt much about the love this year, more than in all my life before. I have acknowledged that the first sight is very important – you should be struck with her view, I think. It gives you wings. But, if that feeling has to develop and reinforce, some other circumstances should be fulfilled – first of all you and she should take part in exciting events – the stronger emotions, the stronger tightness in-between the couple and the bigger happiness of the relationship. It is not decisive, whether such events happen by themselves or you help them to happen – they engage the couple in both cases. So, you can create your love.
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]]> By: Peter http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/comment-page-1/#comment-42915 Peter Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:27:44 +0000 http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/#comment-42915 Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night,

Hi Guys,

Thanks a million for the best of gift -the gift of knowledge- you have been providing us every day over and over for God knows how long.And, I am painfully ashamed to admit that wishing a happy Christmas is the only thing I can bless you with.

]]> By: katie, Russia http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/comment-page-1/#comment-41690 katie, Russia Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:23:19 +0000 http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/#comment-41690 I adoooooore this story. It’s a symbol of love and sacrifice for love! and that’s wonderful, especially on the Christmas Eve. Everything’s seems so magic. Today, i feel sOOOO great, seems that miracles really exist))))))))

]]> By: elcomandant http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/comment-page-1/#comment-41648 elcomandant Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:57:38 +0000 http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/#comment-41648 The gift of the Magi is a nice story. Giving a present is easy. For that you just must go to the shop and leave some money. But to do that that present to be a good gift is a little, or rather, very difficult.

I confess that I am in the first group. Maybe will be because I’m a very practique person, or perhaps I’m a person who have very little imagination (at least I think I’m this way), however, It don’t meant that I don’t mind people whom I give them some ‘tacky’ gift. I know that many people are in the same group, but they don’t recognize this fact.

I also know other people, that they really are at the second group. One of they is my older son. In fact is the number one in this matter. I know. It is really curious that I am in one extreme and my son is in the extreme oposite.

In the last Augost, he gave a gift to his girlfriend that It started a few month before with a game betwen them. He gave her an instruccions into an envelope, and she must follow them until she discovers the little gift, like a dinner at the beach, or a visit some place nearby that she likes, etc…. He gave her an envelopee once in a while. This was just an innocent game for she, but in fact was the preamble to a great gift It would arrive in the last envelope.

The last envelope came. It was 15:30 pm of a Thursday on Augost. She has just arrived home to working. Into the envelope there are several envelopes numbered. She opened the envelope number one. It said: “At 16:00 pm will pick up to you a taxi”. The taxi driver, without saying a word, drove her to the airport where she must open the next envelope. Then she saw a plane ticket to Paris which it would take off in a few minutes ago, to say, at 17:30 pm. When she arrived to Paris, in the airport, she opened the next envelope where they were the correct instructions that she must follow. She caught one train and several underground, got off in the station indicated and walked by the streets indicated too. At the end was the Eiffel Tower, and next to a streetlight wich also was indicated in the instructions, It was my son standing and waiting for her, to propose to her marriage. She said him “I do”

I wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all people.

]]> By: Paco, from Seville (Spain) http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/comment-page-1/#comment-41617 Paco, from Seville (Spain) Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:47:19 +0000 http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/#comment-41617 I hope the best Chrismast eve an Nativity for everybody who listen to ESLPOD´s team, specially for Jeff and Lucy. Really Thanks for help me to improve my english with sense of humour.

]]> By: Jose Tebar http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/comment-page-1/#comment-41580 Jose Tebar Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:51:39 +0000 http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/#comment-41580 Thanks for this wonderful story. I found it delicious, specially because the full love showed by the couple.

Here in Spain we celebrate long time ago this festivity (Magi), though nowadays the Santa Claus – or Papa Nöel, which we usually use more often – is every year beating little by little the three wonderful “wise” kings. The fact is the everyone of us could give, and show our special people how much we love, specially the children. They are, without doubt the authentic wise-king of the Christmas.

Happy Christmas and new year too to everybody.

]]> By: emiliano http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/comment-page-1/#comment-41549 emiliano Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:37:41 +0000 http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/#comment-41549 Cuca and me know the story quite good and we like it so much, it seems very real when you love the way they did and you don´t think about yourself nothing, only in the person you love and it is better to give him/her all you can than to receive anything.
Please, enjoy these days and give the best you can to the people near you, that should be very nice to them but better to ourselves.

]]> By: Soraia http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/comment-page-1/#comment-41410 Soraia Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:04:41 +0000 http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/#comment-41410 Hi dear lucy,
Although i live in iran,i’ve known this story and like it:)
Merry Cristmas -;}@

]]> By: ahmad http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/comment-page-1/#comment-41071 ahmad Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:34:33 +0000 http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/#comment-41071 i don’t know i found this story bit hard

]]> By: cook http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/comment-page-1/#comment-40954 cook Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:09:31 +0000 http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/12/23/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry/#comment-40954 Hi:
Merry Christmas. I want to talk the gift which I give to my girlfriend for Christmas.
My girlfriend often says she is cold in winter and numb of her hand and leg.
Therefore, I have chosen a small heat tie can be pasted on the belly.
Tomorrow, she will receive the gift. I hope she will like it.
Cook

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