Ideal for: Orphans with wide eyes and trembling lips
Job Specifications: You sell matches from a wee
wicker basket, preferably in the coldest night of winter—when demand is
high, as well as the risk for frostbite.
Drawbacks: You spend long hours outside, stopping
busy people in the middle of the street, and probably getting kicked around
a lot. On a good day you’ll meet a kind gentleman who’ll buy all of your
wares, sending you home to a wicked stepfather who’ll beat you and use the
money to get drunk in the local pub. On a bad day you get caught in a
blizzard and die.
Perks: Your story is immortalized by Hans Christian
Andersen. Doesn’t do your career much good, but you could always haggle for
royalties.
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