Hans Christian Andersen
The Little Match Girl
This touching story reminds us to be more attentive, empathetic, and caring. It has a sad ending and is about a poor girl who wanders the streets alone in winter. No one either notices, or helps her.
Once upon a time, there was an incredibly beautiful but enormously spoiled and arrogant
Whenever a suitor asked for her hand in marriage, she would laugh hysterically at them and send them away with a snort. All of the girls her age had already been married for ages, but not this princess. She was really quite vain, believing firmly that no one would ever be good enough for her.
“They’re all so drab and useless!” she thought to herself. “Boring, boring, boring!”
One day, her father was so fed
He organized them by their titles and their wealth, so the proud kings and rich counts were brought to the front, while the brave knights had to retreat to the back. The princess walked along the line, stopping at each one of them for a little while to examine them. Every single time she found something about them that she could mock and make fun of.
One was too fat (like a butterball, she said). Another was too tall (like a homely giraffe, she said), the next too crooked (like a gnarled branch), bald (like a baby), or red (like a ripe and squishy tomato).
But it was the first man in the line who made her giggle the most. His chin, she said, looked like the beak of a thrush. She started