The Little Match-Girl - Workbook/Textbook Solutions of Treasure Trove of Short Stories and Poems ICSE - Evergreen Publication
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EXTRACT-1
(v) The
little girl said so, because in her visualization, which lasted while
the match was lit, she saw one of the stars fall through the sky, which
were formed of the candles on the branch of the Christmas tree, which
she imagined to rise brighter, and higher in the sky.
(i) The
little girl began to light the matches from the match box, that she was
unable to sell, one by one, to keep herself warm in the cold night,
since she was bare feet, and was shivering from the cold. She also sat
between, in a corner formed by two houses.
(ii) She
was scared of her father, since he would beat her, and did not took
care of her. Instead of going to work to earn money for his family, he
sent his daughter to do the work. He would beat her when she would come
home, without money.
(iii) The
largest cracks in the roof of the little girl's house was stuffed with
straws, and rags, which were unable to keep the house warm, and the cold
wind whistled through those openings. Moreover, the little girl also
did not liked to go home, due to these reasons.
(iv) The
little girl began to light the matches from the match box, meant for
sale, and strikes them on the walls of the houses, in order to keep her
fingers warm, because her fingers were starting to become numb from
cold, and the cold was killing her.
(v) The
fire produced by the lighting of a match gave the little girl
beautiful, and wonderful imaginations that made her temporarily forget
her discomfort from the cold, and she began to see the views of warm
fire, delicious food, Christmas tree, and even her dead grandmother.
EXTRACT-2
(i) The
image of the warm iron stove with polished brass knobs, and brass
ornaments, instantly vanished the little girl's sight when the fire of
the match, that she has lighted, had went out, leaving her in the cold
darkness.
(ii) When
she lit another match, she visualized the bricks of the walls becoming
transparent, and she could see a table with a shining white cloth, which
had a roast goose, stuffed with prunes, and apples, coming towards her
with carving knife, and fork stuck in its back.
(iii) She
visualized herself sitting under the most beautiful Christmas tree
ever. It was huge, and had thousand candles lit on its branches, and was
much bigger than the rich merchant's tree, which she saw through a
glass door.
(iv) The
candles on the Christmas tree that she imagined, began to rise higher,
and higher in the air, and she saw them turn into bright stars. She also
saw one of these 'stars', fall through the sky.
EXTRACT-3
(i) This
Christmas tree that she imagined was far better than the one she had
seen last year, through the glass door of rich merchant's house, since
it was way bigger, and had thousands of candles on its branches. It was
also more beautiful than the latter.
(ii) She
observed that the candles on the Christmas tree, that she had imagined,
became larger, and then rose high up in the air, and after some while,
she saw them turn into very bright stars.
(iii) The
little girl's grandmother told her that whenever a star fell from the
sky, someone was dead, as her grandmother that, that star resembled the
soul of that person.
(iv) When
the little girl visualized her after lighting another match, she saw
her almost like an angel. She saw her bright, and spinning, and she
looked very gentle, kind, and loving. Her grandmother looked beautiful,
and stately, when the little girl lit all the matches she had.
(v) The
little girl told her grandmother to take her, with her to the heaven.
She quickly stroked all the matches she had in the packet, since she
knew that her grandmother would disappear, when the fire of the matches
extinguishes, and she did not wanted that to happen.
EXTRACT-4
(i) Her
grandmother looked even more beautiful, and stately when all the
matches flared up with a blaze. She was looking almost like an angel,
and the little girl wanted her, to take her to heaven, where she would
be happy forever.
(ii) The
grandmother took the little girl to heaven, where she would remain
happy, and will be fed all the time, and also be with her loving
grandmother. She would never be cold, and worried about selling
matches.
(iii) Cold,
hunger, and fear had no effect on the grandmother, and the little girl,
since the little girl was dreaming all this, and nothing was real, but
since she was so lost in that dream, she thought that it was the
reality, and thus, forest of all these factors affecting her.
(iv) The
little girl, who was unable to sell her matches, who was dying of cold,
and started to imagine things when she lit the matches, died on the
last evening of the year with a smile on her face.
(v) The
people said that the little girl was trying to warm herself. They did
not knew the fact that she was having beautiful imaginations, whilst
suffering in the cold, dying, while they all were enjoyed their evenings
in their warm houses, and enjoyed delicious food.
ASSIGNMENT WORK
(i) "The
Little Match-Girl" revolves around a little girl who was forced to sell
matches, and earn some money for her poor family on New Year's Eve, but
she failed to do so. It was bitterly cold, snow was falling, and there
was darkness all around her.
She
was walking in the cold, and bloom bareheaded, and barefoot, through
the streets of the town. She was wearing slippers before, but they were
stolen by some naughty boys. She was not having anything to eat, so she
was also feeling very hungry. Her condition was very hungry, and
miserable. She kept on suffering in the cold night. She also had the
work of selling the match boxes, she was given to sell, by her father.
She was unable to go home without selling them, as the penalty for that
was very harsh, since her father would beat her. So she kept on
suffering in the cold. She also tried to lit some matches to give
herself some heat, while sitting in a corner between two houses, but it
was of no help. All these factors describe her misery, and the dying
state she was in.
(ii) "The
Little Match-Girl" is an extremely sad story revolving around a little
girl, who is trying to sell matches, and earn some money for her poor
family on New Year's Eve. It was dreadfully cold, and she was
bareheaded, and barefoot. Nobody even bought her matches, and she was
cold, and hungry. She is was very sorrow, miserable, and uncomfortable.
Her hair were covered with snow flakes, and she could smell the
delicious roast goose being cooked in other's homes, for New Year's Eve,
and she was tempted. She sat down to protect herself from the cold, but
her hands were still numb with the chill. She started lighting matches,
and one by one, she started having hallucinations. She started seeing
the images of great things, which was a great, and warm stove, delicious
roast goose, and a magnificent Christmas tree, but they all vanished as
soon as the light went out from the match she lit. With her last bunch
of matches lit, she visualized her grandmother, who was no more. The
little girl was suffering from cold, and hunger. Her life was full of
pain, agony, and suffering. Thus, she requested to go with her
grandmother, as she thought that, that would end her pain, and it did,
as her grandmother took her to heaven, and she died. Thus, her death
makes the reader remorse for the 'little girl', and also lights the
question of how much cruel the society has become, which makes it one of
the saddest fairy tale of Anderson, describing the horrible fate of a
young innocent girl.
(iii) "The
Little Match-Girl" is a story revolving around a little girl, who is
forced by her cruel, and strict father to go out into the cold on the
New Year's Eve, and sell some matches to earn some money for her poor
family. It was deadfully cold, yet she was bareheaded, and barefoot, and
also fails to sell any matches.
Her
hair were covered with snowflakes, and she was even more tempted by the
smell of the delicious roast goose, being cooked in others homes for
New Year's Eve. When she felt very cold, she sat down in a corner, and
and started lighting matches to keep herself warm, and visualized many
great things, which were an iron stove, a delicious roast goose, and a
magnificent Christmas tree.
When
she lit her last match, she visualized her late grandmother, who was
the only kind person she had ever known. The little girl asked her
grandmother to take her to heaven, because she was suffering from cold,
and hunger, her life was full of pain, agony, and suffering, and she
could not even go home as her father would beat her. Thus, she wanted to
go with her grandmother to heaven, where they would be free from all
suffering.
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