She lit another match. This time, what did she see but an enormous Christmas tree. Not just any Christmas tree, but the most beautiful tree she had ever seen, sparkling bright with thousands of tiny lights hanging on its branches.
Once again, the match went out and the tree disappeared, its tiny lights turning back into the stars.
She lifted her eyes skywards to see a shooting star. She thought of her grandmother, who before she died, told her: "When a star goes out, it means somebody has gone to Heaven". |
