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It was the last night of the year. It had snowed, and it was very cold outside. Now it was
nearly dark. In the cold and dark walked a poor little girl. She had no hat. She had no
shoes. When she left home, she had shoes. They were very large. They had been her mother's.
But she had run across the street to avoid a fast horse. The shoes were so big, they fell off
as she ran. Another child had found one shoe. He ran off with it. She couldn't find the
other. So the little girl walked on with her tiny, naked feet. They were quite red and numb
from cold. The girl had many matches. She sold them for money. She kept most of them in an
old apron. She held a bundle of them in her hand so people could see. But nobody had bought
any from her the whole day. No one had given her a single cent. And now she was hungry. She
had no money for food. She couldn't stay warm. Her body shook as she walked along. The flakes
of snow covered her long, fair hair. It fell in lovely culrs around her neck. But she didn't
feel pretty. Right now she felt alone. She passed many houses. Candles shone in all windows.
And the air smelled of roast goose. It was New Year's Eve. People were celebrating. They were
all happy, but she was not.