The Little Match Girl
A poor girl trying to sell matches in the bitter cold, unable to go home for fear of her abusive father, lighting her own matches against the cold as she sees visions of heaven and her grandmother...
Where is she from?
The Little Match Girl was a tragic short story by Hans Christian Andersen in 1845, meant to instil heartbreak at the idea of childhood poverty. It's beloved all over the world and had been adapted and used as inspiration in countless media, so I can only show a small selection of some of them here:
Actually... you know what? This is a very short short story... Why don't I just put it here?
Actually... you know what? This is a very short short story... Why don't I just put it here?
Comic Appearances
GND 238 - Sarah finds Jareth at the ball. He delivers Sir Didymus's regards. apparently Tiny Tim & the Little Match Girl are there.