An filiméala
Age rating: Ages 13–15 · Teens
Age rating and Christian content guidance for parents.
First published 1986
The Little Match Girl is a poignant fairy tale about a poor girl selling matches on a cold New Year's Eve. She experiences visions of warmth and comfort as her life fades.
Concern Level
Mixed
Virtue Level
Thin
Concern Level
Mixed
Virtue Level
Thin
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Things to consider
Higher = more presentNo sexual content is present in this story.
The story depicts extreme poverty and the girl's suffering.
No profanity is used in the narrative.
No blasphemous content is included.
No substance abuse is depicted.
The story culminates in the girl's death from exposure.
The bleakness and the girl's fate can be unsettling.
No occult or witchcraft themes are present.
No LGBTQ+ themes or characters are present.
Focuses on social inequality and human indifference.
No negative portrayals of God or Christians are present.
Virtues to celebrate
Higher = stronger presenceThe girl endures her suffering with quiet resignation.
A sense of divine comfort is implied in her visions.
The story evokes pity and compassion for the girl.
Themes of compassion and the consequences of neglect are present.
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