THELITTLEMATCHGIRL
-THEVERYVERYVERYSADSTORY
SHORTSUMMARY
THETWONARRATORSHELENAANDNIELSINTRODUCESTHESTORY.
THEYDISCOVERTHATTHESTORYTAKESPLACEONNEWYEARSEVE–ANDNOTONCHRISTMAS
EVEASTHEYTHOUGHT.THEYMAKEAHAPPY-NEW-YEAR’SPARTY.
THEYDISCOVERTHEMINIATURETOWNONTHEVIDEOSCREEN–ANDTHEYFINDTHELITTLE
MATCHGIRLDEAD.THEYWANTTOUNFOLDWHATHASHAPPENEDANDWHYNOBODYHAS
DONEANYTHING.
SWITCHTO“MATCHBREAKINGNEWS”.INTERVIEWWITHAUDIENCE:HAVEYOUSEENANYTHING?
ANYBODYKNOWTHISGIRL?ISITAGIRLFROMYOURSCHOOL?ETC.
NIELSANDHELENACONSULTTHEFAIRYTAILBOOKTOSEEWHATHADHAPPENEDANDTHEY
RECONSTRUCTTHEOCCURRENCE.
TOSEEIFITISPOSSIBLENOWADAYS,THEYATTEMPTTOSELLMATCHESBYMAKINGA“MATCHSELLING-SHOW”.
HELENAANDNIELSHAVEALITTLECHATABOUTCHILDRENWHOTHEYKNOWAREPOOR–‘REAL
LIFESTORIES’OFTODAYSSOCIETY.
THESTORYGOESON.
THEYCONSULTANEXPERTONGLOBALFINANCIALCRISISBUTWHATHESAYSISNONSENSE.
THESTORYGOESON.
THEYPLAYTHESCENEWHERETHELITTLEMATCHGIRLDREAMSOFTHEROASTEDGOOSE
JUMPINGOFFTHETABLE.
THEENDOFTHESTORY-THELITTLEMATCHGIRLDIES.
POSTSCRIPT:HELENAREVEALSTHATTHE‘REALLIFESTORY’SHETOLDABOUTALITTLEGIRL,
GROWINGUPINPOWERTY,BUTENDINGUPBEINGADANCER–WASTHESTORYOFHEROWN
LIFE.
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