“The Last Leaf” by O. Henry

“The Last Leaf” is a story of Johnsy, a poor young woman who is critically ill due to …

She believes that when the ivy vine on the wall outside her window would lose all its leaves, she would … too.

Behrman, an artist, tricks her by painting a … on the wall.

Behrman caught … while painting the leaf.

The last leaf story starts with two girls namely Sue and Johnsy lived together in a small … .

They resided on the … floor of an old house.

Johnsy fell critically ill in … .

Johnsy continuously … the window. Sue, her friend, became very worried.

Johnsy … to live.

Sue … her friend’s condition.

Sue rushed to the ground floor to … . His name was Behrman.

His lifelong dream was to paint a … .

Sue told the condition of his friend to Behrman. She refused to eat and continuously looked outside …

She declares that she would not survive after the falling of the … .

He condemned Johnsy for being … .

However, he agrees to paint the last leaf for Johnsy so that she could … .

Johnsy woke up the next morning. To her surprise, the last leaf survived the storm and it was clinging to … .

It survived another storm in the evening too.

This incident opened Johnsy’s … .

She apologized to her friend for being so irresponsive and depressed. She realized that it was a sin to think of … .

Then, she combed, had soup, and a desire to … .

The doctor arrived. He told about the improvement in her health. He added that she would recover soon as her desire to live was back.

Sue went to see Behrman. He was only two days … .

However, he dies of … .

Sue tells this news to Johnsy. She tells her to look at the last leaf clinging to the creeper. She reveals the truth that it was the masterpiece of the old artist, … .

He always wanted to produce a masterpiece painting but had never succeeded in his attempt to produce the same. However, to help her recover from her depression, he spent considerable time painting with great realism a … .