安徒生童话：TheLittleMatchGirt卖火柴的小女孩
Onceuponatimealittlegirltriedtomakealivingbysellingmatchesinthestreet.
Thesnow-cladstreetsweredeserted.Frombrightlylitwindowscamethetinkleoflaughterandthesoundofsinging.Butthepoorlittlematchsellersatsadlybesidethefountain.Herraggeddressandwornshawldidnotkeepoutthecold.Shehadn''tsoldoneboxofmatchesalldayandshewasfrightenedtogohome,forherfatherwouldcertainlybeangry.
Thelittlegirl''sfingerswerestiffwithcold.Ifonlyshecouldlightamatch!Butwhatwouldherfathersayatsuchawaste!Falteringlyshetookoutamatchandlitit.Whatanicewarmflame!Thelittlematchsellercuppedherhandoverit,andasshedidso,shemagicallysawinitslightabigbrightlyburningstove.
Sheheldoutherhandstotheheat,butjustthenthematchwentoutandthevisionfaded.Thenightseemeddarkerthanbeforeanditwasgettingcolder.
Afterhesitatingforalongtime,shestruckanothermatchonthewall,andthistimetheglimmerturnedthewallintoagreatsheetofcrystal.Beyondthatstoodafinetableladenwithfoodandlitbyacandlestick.Holdingoutherarmstowardstheplates,thelittlematchsellerseemedtopassthroughtheglass,butthenthematchwentoutandthemagicfaded.
Shelitthethirdmatchandanevenmorewonderfulthinghappened.TherestoodaChristmastreehungwithhundredsofcandles,glitteringwithtinselandcoloredballs."Oh,howlovely!"exclaimedthelittlematchseller,holdingupthematch.Then,thematchburnedherfingerandflickeredout.
Scarcelyawareofwhatshewasdoing,thelittlematchsellerlitanothermatch.Thistime,shesawhergrandmother."Granny,staywithme!"shepleaded,asshelitonematchaftertheother,sothathergrandmotherwouldnotdisappearlikealltheothervisions.
However,Grannydidnotvanish,butgazedsmilinglyather.Thensheopenedherarmsandthelittlegirlhuggedhercrying:"Granny,takemeawaywithyou!"
Acolddaydawnedandapalesunshoneonthefountainandtheicyroad.Closebylaythelifelessbodyofalittlegirlsurroundedbyspentmatches."Poorlittlething!"exclaimedthepassersby."Shewastryingtokeepwarm!"
Butbythattime,thelittlematchsellerwasfaraway,wherethereisneithercold,norhunger,norpain.
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