Project Gutenberg 2017-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 224 Barzini, Luigi 1874 1947 Longstreet, Hattie Woodruff, S. F. The Little Match Man Produced by ellinora, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Little Match Man" by Luigi Barzini is a fictional tale written in the early 20th century. This imaginative narrative explores themes of friendship, sacrifice, and the contrast between the magical and the mundane, as depicted through the adventures of a small spirit known as Fiammiferino, who is transformed into a matchstick. The story takes readers into a fantastical journey blending elements of Japanese culture with whimsical storytelling. The protagonist, a lonely narrator who creates a little match man named Fiammiferino while stuck indoors during a rainstorm in Japan, soon discovers that this creation possesses a magical consciousness. As the story unfolds, Fiammiferino shares his poignant backstory as a Haji, a spirit of a willow tree, who recounts his past life and the tragedies of nature being exploited by humans. Through their adventures, Fiammiferino and the narrator confront the themes of war and the importance of companionship. Ultimately, Fiammiferino seeks to save the life of his former guardian, Prince Funato, a prince who had been saved by Fiammiferino in his previous life, leading to a selfless act of courage that demonstrates the enduring connection between them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en War -- Juvenile fiction Japan -- Juvenile fiction Jinn -- Juvenile fiction Matches -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 147405 2025-08-22T03:59:23.042641 text/html 119809 2024-10-23T02:03:57 text/html 1287479 2025-08-22T03:59:29.178617 application/epub+zip 1285736 2025-08-22T03:59:24.514686 application/epub+zip 155848 2025-08-22T03:59:23.631637 application/epub+zip 1325323 2025-08-22T03:59:32.343694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1292547 2025-08-22T03:59:28.547615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170012 2022-09-24T22:32:42.271681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109661 2025-08-22T03:59:22.406676 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89762 2024-10-23T02:03:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17590 2025-08-22T03:59:32.489634 application/rdf+xml 18160 2025-08-22T03:59:23.727639 image/jpeg 3342 2025-08-22T03:59:23.680632 image/jpeg 1158897 2025-08-22T03:59:23.178648 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia