今天是麗麗的八歲生日，教養院的院長以及所有僕人都正開心地為麗麗慶生，這時候卻傳來了一個壞消息－麗麗的爸爸失蹤了。失去了爸爸的支援，麗麗只能靠她自己努力地工作來換取生活的經費。不過身為一個八歲的小女孩，從小又在富裕的環境中長大，她現在能做的，就只有最簡單的賣火柴了。時光飛逝，又到了一年一度的聖誕夜，麗麗依然在寒冷的雪地中賣火柴，但就在今晚，她對火柴許下了第一個願望…

Today is Lili’s eighth birthday. The dean of the nursing home and all the servants are happy to celebrate Lili. At this time, there was a bad news - Lili’s father was missing. Losing her father's support, Lili can only rely on her own hard work to exchange for living expenses. But as an eight-year-old girl, she grew up in a wealthy environment. What she can do now is the simplest match. Time flies, and on the annual Christmas Eve, Lili still sells matches in the cold snow, but tonight, she made the first wish for the match...