The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl is the heroine of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale of the same name. In Andersen tale she has to sell matches on streets on a cold New Year's Eve night. She forced to sell matches or her father would punish her. In the Disney version, the Little Match Girl is simply an orphan. When she lights matches she has the ability to see memories of her past happiness. The only person whom was ever kind to her in life was her Grandmother.