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The matches made it very light. The grandma took the little girl in her arms. They went up, up  where they would never be cold or hungry. They were with God. * * * * * * * found next burned dead froze death The next day came. Some men found a little girl in the street. She was dead. In her hand were the burned matches. THE MATCHES MADE IT VERY LIGHT THE GRANDMA TOOK THE LITTLE GIRL IN HER ARMS THEY WENT UP UP WHERE THEY WOULD NEVER BE COLD OR HUNGRY THEY WERE WITH GOD FOUND LOCKS AND DOD CURLS GO THE NEXT DAY CAME SOME MEN FOUND A LITTLE GIRL IN THE STREET SHE WAS DEAD IN HER HAND WERE THE BURNED MATCHES
ain. Christmas candles many until Gretchen lighted another match. Then she thought she was sitting by a Christmas tree. Very many candles were on the tree. It was full of pretty things. Gretchen put up her little hands. The light went out. The lights on the Christmas tree went up, up--until she saw they were the stars. * * * * * * * grandma never before dying going been Then she saw a star fall. "Some one is dying," said little Gretchen. Her grandma had been very good to the little girl. But she was dead. The grandma had said, "When a star falls some one is going to God." The little girl lighted another match. It made a big light. Gretchen thought she saw her grandma. She never looked so pretty before. She looked so sweet and happy. * * * * * * * take goes "O grandma," said the little girl, "take me. When the light goes out you will go away. The stove and the turkey and the Christmas tree all went away." Then Gretchen lighted a bunch of matches. She wanted to keep her grandma with her.  THE LITTLE GIRL THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND SHE WAS IN THE COLD AND DARK AGAIN CHRISTMAS CANDLES MAMMY AND TWO GRETCHEN LIGHTED ANOTHER MATCH THEN SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS SITTING BY A CHRISTMAS TREE VERY MANY CANDLES WERE ON THE TREE IT WAS FULL OF PRETTY THINGS GRETCHEN PUT UP HER LITTLE HANDS THE LIGHT WENT OUT THE LIGHTS ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE WENT UP UNTIL SHE SAW THEY WERE THE STARS GRANDMA BEFORE DYING GOING BEING THEN SHE SAW A STAR FALL SOME ONE IS DYING SAID LITTLE GRETCHEN HER GRANDMA HAD BEEN VERY GOOD TO THE LITTLE GIRL BUT SHE WAS DEAD THE GRANDMA HAD SAID WHEN A STAR FALLS SOME ONE IS GOING TO GOD THE LITTLE GIRL LIGHTED ANOTHER MATCH IT MADE A BIG LIGHT GRETCHEN THOUGHT SHE SAW HER GRANDMA SHE NEVER LOOKED SO PRETTY BEFORE SHE LOOKED SO SWEET AND HAPPY TAKE GO OH GRANDMA SAID THE LITTLE GIRL TAKE ME WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT YOU WILL GO AWAY THE STOVE AND THE TURKEY AND THE CHRISTMAS TREE ALL WENT AWAY THEN GRETCHEN LIGHTED A BUNCH OF MATCHES SHE WANTED TO KEEP HER GRANDMA WITH HER
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