![]() ![]() ![]() In the sky she sees a shooting star, which her late grandmother had told her means someone is on their way to Heaven. Each vision disappears as its match burns out. In the flame of the matches she sees a series of comforting visions: the warm iron stove, the lovely roast goose, the great glorious Christmas tree. Afraid to go home because her father will beat her for failing to sell any matches, she huddles in the alley between two houses and lights matches, one by one, to warm herself. ![]() On a freezing New Year's Eve a poor young girl, shivering and barefoot, tries to sell matches in the street.
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