December, just before the end of the year. A little girl was sent out in the snow and cold by her stepmother to sell matches in the street. There is a lot of activity everywhere, the cars are honking their horns, the road traffic makes a lot of noise. The girl's call sounds clear: “Buy sulfur sticks!”, But the little one is anything but successful. At the Christmas market, where the little match seller hopes for a better deal, she is shown around by a bear from a guy, fat, old, bushy-bearded Santa Claus.