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It was the last evening of the year. Snow was falling, and the streets were very cold and almost dark. A poor little girl walked through them without a hat or shoes.
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The Little Match Girl
On a cold New Year’s Eve, a poor girl lights her matches and sees visions in their flames.
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A barefoot girl in the snow
English
When she left home, she was wearing her mother's slippers. They were much too big for her. As she ran across the street to escape two fast carriages, she lost both slippers. She could not find one, and a boy took the other and ran away.
English
He said he could use it as a little bed for his children when he grew up.
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