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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 ...
The little maiden stretched out her hands towards them when—the match went out. The lights of the Christmas tree rose higher and higher, she saw them now as stars in heaven; one fell down and formed a long trail of fire. “Someone is just dead!” said the little girl; for her old grandmother, the only person who had loved her, and who was ...
“The Little Match Girl” is one of many works from the Victorian Era concerned with the cruelty and hopelessness of child labor, a common practice that led many children to an early grave. Though Andersen is a Danish writer, this motif is especially prevelant in British literature.
The little maiden stretched out her hands towards them when--the match went out. The lights of the Christmas tree rose higher and higher, she saw them now as stars in heaven; one fell down and formed a long trail of fire. "Someone is just dead!" said the little girl; for her old grandmother, the only person who had loved her, and who was now no ...
Feb 12, 2015 · The Little Match Girl. It was dreadfully cold; it was snowing fast, and was almost dark, as evening came on—the last evening of the year. In the cold and the darkness, there went along the street a poor little girl, bareheaded and with naked feet. When she left home she had slippers on, it is true; but they were much too large for her feet ...
THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL Hans Christian andersen . 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. When she left home she had slippers on, it is true; but what was . the good ...
Mar 13, 2015 · The Little Match Girl. The classic sad fairy tale about a poor little match girl selling matches in the snow at Christmas. This is a vintage fairy tale, and may contain violence. We would encourage parents to read beforehand if your child is sensitive to such themes. It was dreadfully cold; it was snowing fast, and was almost dark, as evening ...
