Data of the author

O. Henry

“William Sidney Porter, known by his pen name O. Henry, was born on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina. He changed the spelling of his middle name to Sydney in 1898. His parents were Dr. Algernon Sidney Porter (1825–88), a physician, and Mary Jane Virginia Swaim Porter (1833–65). William's parents had married on April 20, 1858. When William was three, his mother died from tuberculosis, and he and his father moved into the home

of his paternal grandmother. As a child, Porter was always reading, everything from classics to dime novels; his favorite works were Lane's translation of One Thousand and One Nights, and Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy.

Porter graduated from his aunt Evelina Maria Porter's elementary school in 1876. He then enrolled at the Lindsey Street High School. His aunt continued to tutor him until he was fifteen. In 1879, he started working in his uncle's drugstore and in 1881, at the age of nineteen, he was licensed as a pharmacist. At the drugstore, he also showed off his natural artistic talents by sketching the townsfolk.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._Henry#Early_life

Summary of the chapters

1. The Christmas Presents

Was a normal day. Della

went to shops and bought

meat, vegetables and food,

but she saved every cents

possible buying all cheapest

products.

Della counted your money

and there are one dollar

eighty- seven cents, that was

all. She needed buy

something for your husband

the Sr. James Dillingham. She

and her husband lived in a

poor apartment in New York.

Della cried this day when Mr. James came home he saw and she put her

arms around him Della stopped cry and washed her face. Tomorrow was

Christmas Day Mr. James had two special things, the first was a gold

watch and Della’s hair. She outed and walked along of the stores while

walked saw a door with ‘Madame Eloise – Hair’. Inside there was a afat

woman and in this place she sold your hair for twenty dollars she was

happy because now can buy a gold chain to her husband. Finally she

give your present and Mr. James was very happy because Della loves

much him.

2. Soapy’s Choice

Soapy was a man, he sat a seat

in Madison Square thoughting

how make his plans to winter

which was near. He needed

went a nice, warm prision with

food and good friends to this

he went a expensive

restaurant to eat all the food

and then when came the time

to pay he didn´t have money

and they called a policeman.

Nice and easy with no

problem.

Soapy attempt his plan

repeatedly but all the times he

failured he thoughted ‘How

could I get to prision?’ So he

saw a shop into there is a man

with a expensive umbrella he

picked up the umbrella and

walked away that man ran until him and finish, these was all.

While returned at Madison Square had saw a church with a soft light

and thought about his old life. He said himself tomorrow find a work

and star a new life, but into the face there was a policeman. There were

three months in prision the next day for Soapy.

3. A Walk in Amnesia

That man had a wife and he

worked how lawyer. He

worked hard because his

friend the Dr. Volney said him

which perhaps did can have

Amnesia. He thoughted about

this while played cards with

your wife. A day after of

walked to work. He woke up

in a uncomfortable train. He

didn’t know your name and

started searched all kind of

documents in your pockets

only found three thousand

dollars.

He traveled in a train

croweded of druggist all

mans, they went to the yearly

meeting in New York.

The next day he boughted a

suitcase and some clothes because he was preparated him for began

new life, the life of ‘Edward Pinkhammer’. He was funny with new life a

night after of eat in a restaurant returned al Hotel and there are a

woman and a man wait him, them said which were his doctor and his

wife . Finally all were correct that doctor decided help him. He knew his

true name Elwyn Bellford and return with his wife.

4. Tildy,s Moment

Bloge’s Family Restaurant is

on Eight Avenue this place

not was more popular but you

needed did a large cheap

meal. There was a room with

twelve tables, also there were

two waitresses and a voice.

One of they was Aileen a

woman tall, beatiful and

young and the other woman

was Tildy the difference

was which Aileen had

much mans interested

her but the poor Tildy

nothing, no mans.

A day in the restaurant

wine a man Mr, Seeders.

He ate a fish then kissed

Tildy, next to this kiss

that man not wine.

When Mr. Seeders

returned Tildy saw him

and ran into the kitchen and cried your friend Aileen puted her arms

round Tildy and said don’t be unhappy. He doesn´t a real man because a

real man never says sorry !

5. The Memento

Miss d’ Armande’s was a woman

she was actress and needed the

Broadway theatres but Broatway

didn´t needed her. She was

stayed in Hotel Thalia a small

room but into there were many

of her mementoes.

Miss D’ Armande’s had a friend

with name of Ray the Miss Ray

found work in the teather she

went ans got onto a swing and

showed your legs and her yellow

garter to all the mans.

A month later we decided to

marry. We planed to live in a

little house near a church with

flowers anda animals. The door

of hers room was open his desk

was unlocked. She took out the

box and opened.

She remembered your

memento and you true man was

there. That man not different from all the other men.

Miss D’ Armande said What was in the box and Miss Ray said one of my

yellow garters.

MESSAGE OR OPINION

This book tells us about small and interesting stories in the city of New

York. There lecture talk about the problems and the obstacles which

have the habitants of this city in your dailys living. All the book help us

for life good. At the site of the our people with our families or our

friends.