The Little Match Man

most touched I him with my ear an

you s

, about as loud as a

you say?

aid you might

. I didn’t in the least know what to say to him, but the idea

he exclaimed.

!” I re

he Haji of an

no more fairies, and Hajis still exist, because Japan is much younger than our countries. When a country grows old it loses all its fairies, magicians and inca

you here?

years on the mountain Karniyama in the province of

hy

e me they made matches. Look at all that remains of my beautiful willow! Look at me! Just to think, I once had b

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you, poor Haji?”

name you have al

mifer

Fiammi

Fiam then,

of which his arms were made, and caress

y friend,

” I replied

burn me,

ev

will live with you, and s

ll take ca

ifferent—but I can be useful to you and help you. I know many things. I can see a long distance, and I know the world, and can give you a

walking on stilts, Fiam took a trip around the r

l right?”

he left leg. The knot is l

and placed Fiam on the floor. He tried again,

en to me. You must carry me always with you; you must n

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u in your little box. That will

there, constantly afraid of being put to

you, my

there wrap up my head

ill take some from the qui

. Imagine how scared you would be if your h

agine it very well. It makes

e up with others; I mean with ordinar

promise you

little rest. All this has

ht, littl

, and placed my friend in the wooden box, on which was printed the picture of a dra