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It was as cold at home as in the street. They were too poor to have a fire. They had to put rags in the windows to keep out the wind. IT WAS AS COLD AT HOME AS IN THE STREET THEY WERE TOO POOR TO HAVE A FIRE THEY HAD TO PUT RAGS IN THE WINDOWS TO KEEP OUT THE WIND
running bare year slippers fell It was very cold. The snow fell and it was almost dark. It was the last day of the year. A little match girl was running in the street. Her name was Gretchen. She had no hat on. Her feet were bare. When she left home, she had on some big slippers of her mama's. But they were so large that she lost them when she ran across the street. * * * * * * * apron curly lights bunch about smelled could matches cooking Gretchen had a lot of matches in her old apron. She had a little bunch in her hand. But she could not sell her matches. No one would buy them. Poor little Gretchen! She was cold and hungry. The snow fell on her curly hair. But she did not think about that. She saw lights in the houses. She smelled good things cooking. She said to herself, "This is the last night of the year." * * * * * * * knew window fire money even pile Gretchen got colder and colder. She was afraid to go home. She knew her papa would whip her, if she did not take some money to him.  THREE THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL ALMOST MATCH ACROSS DARK RUNNING THERE YEAR SLIPPERS FELL IT WAS VERY COLD THE SNOW FELL AND IT WAS ALMOST DARK IT WAS THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR A LITTLE MATCH GIRL WAS RUNNING IN THE STREET HER NAME WAS GRETCHEN SHE HAD NO HAT ON HER FEET WERE BARE WHEN SHE LEFT HOME SHE HAD ON SOME BIG SLIPPERS OF HER MAMMA'S BUT THEY WERE SO LARGE THAT SHE LOST THEM WHEN SHE RAN ACROSS THE STREET APRON CURVY LIGHTS BUNCH ABOUT SMELLED COOK MATCHES COOKING GRETCHEN HAD A LOT OF MATCHES IN HER OLD APRON SHE HAD A LITTLE BUNCH IN HER HAND BUT SHE COULD NOT SELL HER MATCHES NO ONE WOULD BUY THEM POOR LITTLE GRETCHEN SHE WAS COLD AND HUNGRY THE SNOW FELL ON HER CURLY HAIR BUT SHE DID NOT THINK ABOUT THAT SHE SAW LIGHTS IN THE HOUSES SHE SMELLED GOOD THINGS COOKING SHE SAID TO HERSELF THIS IS THE LAST NIGHT OF THE YEAR NEW WINDOW FIRE MANNY EVEN HIGHER GRETCHEN GOT COLDER AND COLDER SHE WAS AFRAID TO GO HOME SHE KNEW HER PAPA WOULD WHIP HER IF SHE DID NOT TAKE SOME MONEY TO HIM
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