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          you save me from the cold?”   could feel them now. Looking down at
             “I found you sleeping under the   herself she realized something was
          spruce tree and it was really cold       missing.
          outside. So I thought it would be more   “My candle! My yellow candle!
          comfortable inside.”          Where  did  it  go?”  she  cried  and
             The little girl smiled. And the old   searched around.
          man went into the kitchen once again   “Oh, right - I kept it right here,
          to get her some food. The kitchen was   young lady. Here is your candle. I almost
          also decorated with lights. They were   forgot I put it by the fireplace.” The old
          so beautiful that she kept staring at   man offered the candle to the girl. “You
          them for a while. The man came back   know, it might be helpful if you light up
          holding a silver plate with a roasted   your candle and take it along your
          goose. She could smell it from far away.   journey. At least it may warm you up
          As she tasted it she  knew it was        whenever you need some heat.”
          probably the best thing she had eaten   Good idea, she thought. It would be
          in a long time.               helpful if there was some source of heat
             “So tell me, where exactly are you   energy. So she walked slowly to the
          heading  for?”  the  old  man  asked      fireplace and held out the candle into it
          doubtfully.                   just so the candlewick could catch a
             “Into the city to find my mother. Not   flame. After the candle was lit, the little
          that I know where she is but I shall keep   girl waved goodbye to the old man and
          searching for her. You are very nice and   headed out the door.
          have a warm heart. I thank you so much   As she was holding the shining
          for saving me from the cold breeze. But   candle, a gentle breeze approached her   she did not dare to go home. So she           She kept walking and in a moment
          now I must go. I must return to my   and gave her a chill down her body. She   continued walking carefully through the   she noticed something strange. Her
          journey.”                     quickly wrapped the red coat around         path which led to the city. Far away she   white little hand was  shaking. The
             She got herself up from the couch   her and at the same time preventing   could see bright lights shining from the   strange thing was that the action was
          and down on her feet. They were not as   the fire from being put out. The weather   houses and she knew she was close to   not caused by her, but by the shining
          numb as they had been in the cold. She   was  getting  colder  and  colder  but         her destination.  yellow candle! She took a look at the
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