1. Read the story about the little match girl. Complete the
graphic organizer with the elements of the short story.
THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL
It was Christmas. It was snowing heavily and the wind
was blowing hard and cold. A poor little girl dressed in rags
was wandering on the street. In her hands, she held a box of
matches. She approached strangers and begged them to buy
the matches. Her hands were frozen in the cold. A match
might have warmed them up. Oh! Could she dare to light
one? Finally, she took out a match and struck it. The little
flame was very hot and she held her hands over it. Then, as
if looking through a magic lantern, the poor girl saw the most
beautiful Christmas tree in the world. It had hundreds of little
candles glowing on the green branches. The light from the
match died and so did the candles. The little girl pulled out
another and again struck it. The match lit and suddenly,
there was bright light everywhere. The little match-girl found
herself face to face with her dear old grandmother, who was
as kind and as loving as ever, but somehow more and more
happy than the little girl had ever seen her before.
Her grandmother gathered her into her arms, and
together they stepped through a splendid, shining gate and
into a place where it was never cold. She need not struggle
2. anymore. She was now in a place where there was no hunger
and suffering.
- Hans Christian Anderson
Adapted from Side by Side 6
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