
A sad story about a girl who had no home, no clothes, only matches. Every time she lit one of them to warm up, bright visions flashed in front of her eyes. Her life goes on while the flame burns, and then she dies.


As we move along the story, we burn matches one after another, history ends when the last match burns: words gradually burn down until they turn into ashes at all.

The text is divided into parts, representing four Advent candles and the girl’s visions: a warm oven, a wonderful goose, a big tree, a loving grandmother.
The book is based on the sacred story of G. H. Andersen, «The Girl With matches.»