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Most terribly cold it was; it snowed, and was nearly quite dark, and evening—the last evening of the year. In this cold and darkness there went along the street a poor little girl, bareheaded, and with naked feet.
Dec 30, 2021 · Fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. First published in 1845.You can now support us on Patreon!! 👉 https://www.patreon.com/littlela...
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The little girl had already stretched out her feet to warm them too; but--the small flame went out, the stove vanished: she had only the remains of the burnt-out match in her hand. She rubbed another against the wall: it burned brightly, and where the light fell on the wall, there the wall became transparent like a veil, so that she could see into the room.
The little girl strikes another match, and when the flame hits the wall of the building, the wall becomes “transparent as a veil” and the girl can “see right into the house.” Inside, there is a table set with “finest porcelain” featuring a roast goose that leaps up from its dish and waddles towards the girl.
Her little hands were almost frozen with the cold. Ah! perhaps a burning match might be some good, if she could draw it from the bundle and strike it against the wall, just to warm her fingers. She drew one out--scratch!--how it sputtered as it burnt! It gave a warm, bright light, like a little candle, as she held her hand over it.
The Little Match Girl (originally named "Den Lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne") is a short story by H.C. Andersen written in 1846. Assuredly, I say to you, inas...
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The Little Match Girl On a cold and snowy New Year’s Eve, a little girl walks the city streets unsuccessfully attempting to sell matches. She is barefoot and freezing as a result of the dangers inherent to this harsh urban environment that she is far too young to navigate on her own, already having lost her slippers due to some reckless carriage drivers and a young boy who steals one for ...
