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1、'TheLittleMatchGirl'ChristmasstoryItwasterriblycoldandnearlydarkonthelasteveningoftheoldyear,andthesnowwasfallingfast.Inthecoldandthedarkness,apoorlittlegirl,withbareheadandnakedfeet,roamedthroughthestreets.Itistrueshehadonapairofslipperswhenshelefthome,buttheywereno
2、tofmuchuse.Theywereverylarge,solarge,indeed,thattheyhadbelongedtohermother,andthepoorlittlecreaturehadlosttheminrunningacrossthestreettoavoidtwocarriagesthatwererollingalongataterriblerate.Oneoftheslippersshecouldnotfind,andaboyseizedupontheotherandranawaywithit,sayi
3、ngthathecoulduseitasacradle,whenhehadchildrenofhisown.Sothelittlegirlwentonwithherlittlenakedfeet,whichwerequiteredandbluewiththecold.Inanoldapronshecarriedanumberofmatches,andhadabundleoftheminherhands.Noonehadboughtanythingofherthewholeday,norhadanyonegivenherevena
4、penny.Shiveringwithcoldandhunger,shecreptalong;poorlittlechild,shelookedthepictureofmisery.Thesnowflakesfellonherlong,fairhair,whichhungincurlsonhershoulders,butsheregardedthemnot.Lightswereshiningfromeverywindow,andtherewasasavourysmellofroastgoose,foritwasNew-year'
5、seve—yes,sherememberedthat.Inacorner,betweentwohouses,oneofwhichprojectedbeyondtheother,shesankdownandhuddledherselftogether.Shehaddrawnherlittlefeetunderher,butshecouldnotkeepoffthecold;andshedarednotgohome,forshehadsoldnomatches,andcouldnottakehomeevenapennyofmoney
6、.Herfatherwouldcertainlybeather;besides,itwasalmostascoldathomeashere,fortheyhadonlytherooftocoverthem,throughwhichthewindhowled,althoughthelargestholeshadbeenstoppedupwithstrawandrags.Herlittlehandswerealmostfrozenwiththecold.Ah!perhapsaburningmatchmightbesomegood,i
7、fshecoulddrawitfromthebundleandstrikeitagainstthewall,justtowarmherfingers.Shedrewoneout—“scratch!”howitsputteredasitburnt!Itgaveawarm,brightlight,likealittlecandle,assheheldherhandoverit.Itwasreallyawonderfullight.Itseemedtothelittlegirlthatshewassittingbyalargeiron
8、stove,withpolishedbrassfeetandabrassornament.Howthefireburned!andseemedsobeautifullywarmthatthechildstretchedoutherfeetasiftowarmth
