Дары волхвов

Ot volkhvov poshël obychaĭ daritʹ na Rozhdestvo podarki. Volkhvy byli mudry, v otlichie ot dvukh vli͡ublënnykh geroev ėtogo rasskaza, snimai͡ushchikh bedno obstavlennui͡u kvartirku. No ėto ne pomeshalo im podaritʹ na Rozhdestvo drug drugu podarki, neblagorazumno pozhertvovav drug dli͡a druga samym dorogim, chto u nikh bylo…Rasskaz O. Genri "Dary volkhvov" schitaetsi͡a odnoĭ iz luchshikh i trogatelʹnykh istoriĭ o li͡ubvi. Kniga vpervye vykhodit s illi͡ustrat͡sii͡ami izvestnogo khudozhnika Vi͡acheslava Li͡ulʹko.Dli͡a srednego shkolʹnogo vozrasta.

It was the custom of the Magi to give gifts for Christmas. The Magi were wise, unlike the two amorous heroes of this story, who rent a poorly furnished apartment. But this did not stop them from giving each other gifts for Christmas, unwisely sacrificing for each other the most precious thing they had…O. Henry's short story "The Gifts of the Magi" is considered one of the best and touching love stories. The book is published for the first time with illustrations by the famous artist Vyacheslav Lyulko.For middle school age.