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The Little Match Girl

It was terribly cold and nearly dark on the last evening of the old year, and the snow was falling fast. A poor little girl was walking around the street selling matches. She was dressed in shabby clothes and had no shoes on. “Matches! Please buy my matches! “She was a poor little thing, for she had had no food for the whole day; and she was still far from home, and it was getting darker and darker, and the snow was falling faster and faster. And yet no one had bought any of her matches, nor had any one given her a penny.She was very cold and hungry, but no one bought a single match.

She approached a window where warm light bathed in the inviting glow of warmth. Inside there was a beautiful Christmas tree, a fireplace, a table full of delicious food, and the happy laughter of the families sitting around. Oh! how she envied them! She crept away, feeling very sad and lonely.

Weary from the biting cold and gnawing hunger, the girl withdrew a pack of matches and struck one alight. At that moment, she saw a fireplace with warm flames coming out. But soon the match light went out and the fireplace went away. The girl lit a second match. Delicious food appeared in another bright light -Cake, meat, soup...The girl stretched her hand toward the plate. But the match light went out again, and the girl was back in the dark. The girl sighed and lit a third match. This time, the girl's grandmother appeared. "Oh, Grandma, I've missed you so much. Take me with you. “Grandma nodded with a bright smile.

The next morning, when people found the little girl who had frozen to death on the street, they were all filled with various expressions. Some showed astonishment and sorrow, shaking their heads with a sense of pity. Some gazed with a touch of helplessness and heaviness in their eyes. But strangely, none of them noticed the faint smile on the little girl's lips. It was as if that gentle and somewhat mysterious smile was overlooked in the midst of the solemn and tragic scene. The little girl lay there quietly, her body cold, yet that smile seemed to hint at the peace and happiness she had found in her last moments, a world that only she could perceive, and it was a detail that strangely escaped the notice of the people around.