i#r, :EZ,:. Series Editors: Bill Bowler and Sue Parminter The L¡ttle Match Girl Hans Christian Andersen Text adaptation by Bill Bowler Illustrated by Mónica Armiño Hans Christian Andersen was born in the town of Odense, Denmark, in 1805. He was an only child, and came from a poor family. But he didn't want to stay and do ordinary work in Odense. He loved singing, storytelling, and the theatre. So at 14, he went to look for more interesting work in Copenhagen. There, the Danish King helped to pay for his education, and he became a writer. Hans Christian Andersen wrote poems, novels. and travel books, but he is most famous today for his many wonderful childrent stories. He died in 1875, at a friend's house near Copenhagen, after a bad fall. oxroRD TINI\/ER§ITY PRESS Story Characters The Little Match cirt The Father The Mother The Grandmother BeforeReading ....... vi ffi Hercold little home Activities shoes ffi Her mother's .......4 Activities ........7 ffi Acornertositin B Activities 11 goose " ffi The stove and the .. 12 15 ffi candles and stars ....... 16 Activities 19 ffi Happy Iittle soul 20 23 Project A ...... 24 '! ProjectB...... ........26 : : Word Work ........ ... 28 Grammar ..... 31 About Dominoes .... 34 §=§*ñil *g&*Er€§ This story is about a poor little girl. What do you think happens in it? Tick the boxes. a The girl ... one cold December night 1 [ stays at home 2 [ goes out ffirc b She loses her ... in the street. I E mother's shoes 2 I father's watch She ... that eveninq. ffi 1 I sells lots of matches 2 fldoesn't sell any matches ffiffi She eats ... that night ffi ffi l []alot 2 I nothing 5he sees ... things in her head ffi re 1 E wonderful 2 E not very nice ffi ffi In the end, the girl . . . . 1 E dies 2 I lives in her grandmother! house The little girl lives with her mother and father. The wind comes in through the walls of their cold little house. 'Yes, Mother,' her daughter says. She puts some matches into her old apron. wind a r-th¿i mcv."s match you lighi ¿ Íire, or a c¿ndle wlih il'is wall :6e side of ¿ hcuse sell :o take money for sornething apron yoL-r wear thrs over a dress to put thlnqs ln Then she puts her feet into some shoes near the front door. 'Don't come back without any money,' her father says. 'Or I'm taking my belt to your back!' 'No, Father,' the little girl answers. She remembers her father's last beating, and she is afraid. belt you wear this round your midd e beating when you hit someone stronq y RlAt,*l\¡G {r{E(X Correct the mistakes in the sentences. fa*her a The linle girl lives with her mother and f)Ñ. b They live in a cold little hotel. < The girl wants to sell some watches. d She puts them into her old apple. e She puts her feet in some old shoes by the dog. f She is afraid of her brother. g He often takes his belt to her bag. h The girl doesn't like his buiÍdings. i She must go back home with some matches. GUr§S Wr{ÁT What does the little girl do in the next chapter? Tick one box. f] I She sells lots of matches. She sells no matches. c She finds some money. E She finds a linle dog. f The little girl opens the door. She goes out into the cold street. It is snowing. When the little girl walks across the road, two coaches go past very quickly. 'Hey! Move!'cries one of the coach drivers angrily. snow to rar¡ someth ng co d, and white; sometring soft, coLd, and whlte coach a klnd of car wlth horses fall to go down suddenly