Hearts, & seas with words! Now I think we can all agree that 205 is
A certain kind of milestone in time.
Happy Birthday, Hans, though I'm guessing
You've changed your name once again by now.
I was going to start an every-so-often little game here
Where I post the first paragraph of an important'
Work of literature (; I probably still will... later)
And you all can suss it out, or not, as the case may be.
But THIS story, one of my favorites by this master of the short form
deserves to be read in entirety.
Don't worry, it won't take long, whether
Familiar with it you are... or not (says Yoda)
So, this time you get the whole story, via
This link:
http://books.google.com/books?id=Fn5-qo56XXsC&pg=PA215&dq=the+matchstick+girl+story&ei=0wi2S7XIMZ28M57CkN0O&cd=2#v=onepage&q=&f=false Enjoy in that bittersweet way Hans Christian had
Down to a tee.
P.S. Check out the Google splash page to see their take,
If you so desire. Brew, stir, drink with honey. (gone now)