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1、THELITTLEMATCHGIRLMostterriblycolditwas;itsnowed,andwasnearlyquitedark,andevening--thelasteveningoftheyear.Inthiscoldanddarknesstherewentalongthestreetapoorlittlegirl,bareheaded,andwithnakedfeet.Whenshelefthomeshehadslipperson,itistrue;butwhatwasthegood
2、ofthat?Theywereverylargeslippers,whichhermotherhadhithertoworn;solargewerethey;andthepoorlittlethinglostthemasshescuffledawayacrossthestreet,becauseoftwocarriagesthatrolledbydreadfullyfast.Oneslipperwasnowheretobefound;theotherhadbeenlaidholdofbyanurchi
3、n,andoffheranwithit;hethoughtitwoulddocapitallyforacradlewhenhesomedayorothershouldhavechildrenhimself.Sothelittlemaidenwalkedonwithhertinynakedfeet,thatwerequiteredandbluefromcold.Shecarriedaquantityofmatchesinanoldapron,andsheheldabundleoftheminherhan
4、d.Nobodyhadboughtanythingofherthewholelivelongday;noonehadgivenherasinglefarthing.Shecreptalongtremblingwithcoldandhunger--averypictureofsorrow,thepoorlittlething!Theflakesofsnowcoveredherlongfairhair,whichfellinbeautifulcurlsaroundherneck;butofthat,ofc
5、ourse,sheneveroncenowthought.Fromallthewindowsthecandlesweregleaming,anditsmeltsodeliciouslyofroastgoose,foryouknowitwasNewYear'sEve;yes,ofthatshethought.Inacornerformedbytwohouses,ofwhichoneadvancedmorethantheother,sheseatedherselfdownandcoweredtogethe
6、r.Herlittlefeetshehaddrawncloseuptoher,butshegrewcolderandcolder,andtogohomeshedidnotventure,forshehadnotsoldanymatchesandcouldnotbringafarthingofmoney:fromherfathershewouldcertainlygetblows,andathomeitwascoldtoo,forabovehershehadonlytheroof,throughwhic
7、hthewindwhistled,eventhoughthelargestcrackswerestoppedupwithstrawandrags.Herlittlehandswerealmostnumbedwithcold.Oh!amatchmightaffordheraworldofcomfort,ifsheonlydaredtakeasingleoneoutofthebundle,drawitagainstthewall,andwarmherfingersbyit.Shedrewoneout."R
8、ischt!"howitblazed,howitburnt!Itwasawarm,brightflame,likeacandle,assheheldherhandsoverit:itwasawonderfullight.Itseemedreallytothelittlemaidenasthoughsheweresittingbeforealargeironstove,withburnishedbrassfeetandabrassornamentattop
