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this is a story from a recent past in a
city there lived a little beautiful girl
it was New Year's Eve and the girl was
walking on the roadside with bundles of
matches in her hands she had a few of
them in the pocket of her apron - there
was snowfall which had covered her hair
and the beautiful curls around her neck
she was walking since the morning but
couldn't sell a single matchbox she
approached people walking on the road
but nobody purchased a single match from
her as everybody was enjoying the Evoque
they're walking through the footpath the
girls saw many shots full of cakes and
various foods she saw many restaurants
with people eating different foods with
candles burning on their tables the girl
too was very hungry as she had had
nothing since morning she ignored the
sight and walked ahead she was shivering
as it was night and the cold was quite
piercing she was unable to walk properly
as she was barefoot during daytime when
she was at home sitting beside her ill
grandmother Mary would you please go out
today to sell the mansion you can get
some food if you could sell few of them
no mother it's too cold out there go you
silly girl go and sell all those matches
by evening and don't come home unless
you sell them all oh oh dear or else he
will hit you again I feel so sorry to
have such a cruel son
don't cry grandma I'll go Mary put some
matches in her apron wore her mother
slippers and left she tried her best
approaching people to buy the matches
from her but no one responded it was
getting dark and Mary was very hungry
but she remembered her father's threat
and she started walking again at the
corner of the road she bumped on a group
of people oh sorry
I'm fine would you like to purchase any
matches
sorry little angel I don't need any and
they went on Mary then felt that she is
barefoot she realized that one of her
slippers is broken she searched for
another one and found it in the gutter
she couldn't take it out from there Mary
decided to walk barefoot before moving
on she checked if her matches were safe
she met many people but failed to sell
any match tired she found a corner
between two houses and decided to sit
there for a while the cold was getting
bitterer the girl with the matches in
her hands thought
if I burn a matchstick I can get some
warm again a thought came in her mind if
father came to know about it he would be
very angry but the Shivering forced her
to think how would he know if I burnt
just one stick
he dared to take out a matchstick and
burn it on a wood stick nearby and what
a surprise
the matchstick turned into an iron stove
the girl felt warm she put her hand near
the iron stove and tried to grasp the
warmth food she was very happy but soon
in a few moments a snowdrop fell on the
matchstick and the flame went out she
was very disappointed you know while she
started shivering again she thought for
a moment and took out the matchbox she
picked out another matchstick and burnt
it against the wall
adjacent to her ah to her surprise the
wall turn transparent she could see
through the wall now the house was very
beautiful and well decorated there was
fire and light as many candles were
burning the family living there was
having their food she could see ample
food and cakes kept on the dining table
where the family members were chatting
and discussing something sitting around
the table Mary saw a roasted goose kept
in a plate on the table all of a sudden
the goose started staring at Mary she
was surprised again the very next moment
she saw the goose coming towards her as
she was very hungry she felt happy to
see the goose coming to her the goose
came near the wall Mary was about to
insert her hand in the wall and hold the
goose just then the flame of the
matchstick went off and everything
vanished at once now there wasn't any
transparent wall anymore Mary was very
disappointed she looked at the sky
pleading God to help her
oh god please take me out of the
situation just then she saw a star
falling down a thought struck her mind
they say when a star fall someone died
my grandma is very sick does it mean
that I've looked like grandma oh she
loved me the most crying she took out
another matchstick and burnt it she was
not surprised to see her grandmother
standing in front
oh grandma you're here yes my child I'm
here for you
Mary was pleased to see her grandmother
but God scared the next moment she
thought her grandmother also will
disappear she took out more sticks from
the match and put them on the burning
stick and there with a life a light as
bright as the sunlight in that hour of
night there was a bright sunlight around
Mary and her grandmother Mary looked
upon at her grandmother she was looking
very beautiful in her new white gown
grandmother was looking at Mary smiling
grandma I am too scared to stay here
anymore will you take me with you please
yes yeah I'll take you with me
give me one the grandmother held Mary's
hand and lifted her in her arms they
both started flying upwards Mary was so
pleased that she started clapping how
are you feeling now my little angel now
grandma I don't feel hungry or cold or
scared anymore
I'm feeling very light the grandmother
smiled at her and they both flew to the
heaven there was an innocent smile on
Mary space and the sunrays lightened her
face in the morning there were many
people gathered around her all of them
were watching Mary lying down in the
corner between the two houses they all
felt pity for her
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