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Gretchen thought she saw her grandma. She never looked so pretty before. She looked so sweet and happy. GRETCHEN THOUGHT SHE SAW HER GRANDMA SHE NEVER LOOKED SO PRETTY BEFORE SHE LOOKED SO SWEET AND HAPPY
hen lighted another match. Now she thought she could look into a room. In this room was a table. A white cloth and pretty dishes were on the table. There was a roast turkey, too. It was cooked and ready to eat. The knife and fork were in his back. The turkey jumped from the dish and ran to the little girl. The light went out and she was in the cold and dark again. 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. HES ROAST TABLE CLOTH READY WORK KNIFE TURKEY GRETCHEN LIGHTED ANOTHER MATCH NOW SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD LOOK INTO A ROOM IN THIS ROOM WAS A TABLE A WHITE CLOTH AND PRETTY DISHES WERE ON THE TABLE THERE WAS A ROAST TURKEY TOO IT WAS COOKED AND READY TO EAT THE KNIFE AND FORK WERE IN HIS BACK THE TURKEY JUMPED FROM THE DISH AND RAN TO 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
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