If, perhaps, the question means "How is the title made
specific?" then the reader looks for how the author, O. Henry, gives supporting details
that point to who in his story are the Magi and why.
Della
and Jim Dillingham Young, "two foolish children" as O. Henry terms them, are actually
wiser than many other people because they realize that love is more valuable than any
material possession such as Della's luxurious hair and Jim's resplendent gold watch.
These "foolish" children are the opposite: They are the Magi, they are the wisest. For,
Della and Jim know the true meaning of Christmas, Love. Out of his love for mankind,
God sent his only Son to earth and the Wise Men came to worship. In a more mundane
analogy--"foolish"--Della and Jim, out of their great love, sacrifice their only
valuable possessions to make their loved one happy on Christmas Day, the day that
Christians celebrate God's love.
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