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Long long ago, in a charming small town, there lived a very happy family. The man and the woman loved each other very much and several years later, they had a very beautiful daughter. The little girl was growing up carefreely until one day her mother died of a weird disease. Day after day went by and still the man was in a heartbroken mood, losing all his motivation to the following life. He was addicted to excessive drinking and smoking the whole day. With time passing by, the family was finally down and out, which may can not be called a family again. The little pathetic girl had to try to make a living by selling matches in the street, even in the cold winter evenings. It`s a cold night. Folks were enjoying a merry Christmas with their family. But the little girl, curling up in a corner of the street, trembling. She reminded the happy times with her mom. Slowly, she struck the first match. She seemed to have seen the scene when she was playing hide-and-seek game with her mother. Then, the second match, her mom was preparing an abundant supper for her. At the very moment she was absorbed in remembering the happy times, a lady came towards her, leaving hurrily after throwing a piece of bread. While she was to enjoy the bread, a boy in rags ran up, staring at the bread in her hands. With a minute of hesitation, the girl generously gave the bread to the shabby boy. The boy ate the bread like wolves and tigers, licked the bread crumbs in his hands, cleaned his mouth, and said: I will repay your generosity. After these words, the boy ran away in a hurry. Whether the burning summer days or the piercing winter nights, the little girl went through one hardship after another. Excessive drinking and smoking caused her father to death and fortunately, she was adopted by an old kind lady, who used to have a daughter of the same age as the little girl. The warm-hearted lady treated the little girl as her own. Although still living in poverty, the little girl’s heart was warmed