1. Chi! The match lit up and flames came out! She put her little hands around the flame. What a warm and bright flame, just like a small candle.

2. At this time, the match went out again. I saw the candlelight on the Christmas tree rising higher and higher, and finally turned into twinkling stars in the sky. A star fell down, drawing a slender red light in the sky.

3. The sparks on the match head were dazzling and beautiful, holding her in her hand like a small candle, bringing her the slightest warmth.

4. The Christmas tree was bigger and more splendidly decorated than that of the rich family. Countless candles and colorful paintings on the green branches were smiling at her.

5. She struck another match. This time, she was sitting under the beautiful Christmas tree. This Christmas tree was bigger and more beautiful than the one she saw through the glass door of a wealthy merchant last Christmas. Thousands of bright candles were lit on the green branches, and many beautiful color pictures, just like those hanging in the shop windows, were blinking at her. The little girl reached out to the picture.

6. The candlelight on the Christmas tree rose higher and higher, and finally became stars twinkling in the sky. A star fell down, drawing a slender red light in the sky.

7. Poor little girl! She was cold and hungry, and she walked forward shivering. Snowflakes fell on her long golden hair, which was curled and draped over her shoulders, looking very beautiful.

8. On the street on New Year’s Eve last year, there was a little girl walking bareheaded and barefoot. She was cold and hungry, and could not sell a single match for a whole day. She did not dare to go home because she was afraid that her father would beat her.

9. But one cold morning, this little girl was sitting in a corner; her cheeks were red and her lips were smiling. She was dead - frozen to death on the New Year's Eve of the old year. .

10. Last Christmas, she saw a Christmas tree in a wealthy businessman's home through the glass door; but now this one is bigger and more beautiful than that one.