A broken Barry Manalow cassette tape. It was one of those goofy "White Elephant" gift exchanges back when I was in school. She said it was broken, but the joke's on her! The tape worked! Not that I really listened to any of it though.
And to quote you, Rina-San, my cat once gave me the gift of a dead mouse; in my shoe! Imagine my surprise when I couldn't fit my foot into my shoe; I turn it upside-down, and out comes the dead mouse. Although gross to us humans, you'd have to admire a cat that is willing to give you a gift of their prey. Most cats would just take it for themselves.