It was Christmas Eve and it was very , so everybody wore warm clothes. A poor girl was selling matches(火柴) near the shop. nobody wanted to buy any. She sat down and looked the matches. She felt cold and hungry. She struck(划) a match.
She suddenly had a strange feeling. She felt she became light and slowly she began to into the sky. She flew higherhigher, and at last she found herself on the clouds. Suddenly, she saw her granny. And she welcomed her and asked hershe didn't stay at home. That girl told her that she had to sell matches to get money her parents were badly ill. Granny told her not to worry, and she gave her lots of beautiful clothes to wear and deliciousto eat. The girl smiled happily.
It snowed heavily that night. The girl died with a smile on her face. Atsame time, the people in the beautiful houses began toChristmas songs, and enjoy themselves.
