Once there was a little mermaid who lived under the sea with her father and her older
sisters.
Like all mermaids, she had a beautiful tail and a beautiful voice.
The little mermaid was not old enough to go up above he water and see the land, but her
sisters were.
They told her they had seen humans there - people who walked on two legs.
The little mermaid wanted to see the people, too.
At last, the little mermaid was old enough to go up above the water.
She saw a ship, and on the ship was a handsome young prince.
As soon as she saw him, the little mermaid fell in love with him.
All at once a storm came up. The prince’s ship turned over in the waves.
the prince was hurt, and he fell into the water.
“i have to help him!” said the little mermaid.
The little mermaid took the prince to the shore.
She stayed with him until the storm was over.
When the prince opened his eyes, he saw the little mermaid looking down at him.
But the little mermaid saw people coming to help, so she swam away.
The little mermaid told her sisters that she was in,love with the handsome young prince.
One of her sisters knew where the prince lived. “I can take you there,” she said.
The little mermaid went with her sister to see the prince’s palace.
She watched the prince as he walked by the shore.
The little mermaid went back to watch the prince again and again.
But she knew that humans did not love mermaids. and she knew she could not live on land with
her tail. She wished she could be human so she could
be with the prince.
The Little Mermaid was very sad. At last her sisters said, “Go to the old
sea witch. She can help you."
“I love a human prince,” the little mermaid told the witch.
“Can you make me human, so I can be with him on land?"
“There is a potion that will turn your tail into legs,” said the witch,
“but it will take away your voice. It will only come back if the prince loves you. Do
you want the potion?"
“Yes,” said the little mermaid.
“When you take this potion, you will go to sleep,” the witch told the little mermaid.
“When you wake up, your tail will be gone and you will have legs."
The little mermaid swam to the prince’s palace. She took the witch’s potion and
fell asleep. When she woke up, her tail was gone ad she
had two legs.
Soon the prince came down to the shore and saw the little mermaid.
“You look like a girl who saved me when i was hurt in a storm,” he said.
“Are you that girl?"
But the little mermaid could not talk - her voice was gone.
The Prince said the little mermaid could come and tay in his palace.
“I wish you could tell me who you are,” he said.
But the little mermaid could not, and she could not tell him that she loved him.
One day, a beautiful princess came to the palace.
The little mermaid watched the prince walking and talking with the princess. the prince
looked happy, but the little mermaid was sad.
“My father wants me to marry the princess,” the prince told the little mermaid.
“But the only girl i want to marry is the one who saved me in the storm."
The prince went to walk by the sea. the little mermaid went, too.
When the prince turned and saw the little mermaid, he saw that her eyes were full of
love. All at once the prince knew who she was!
“You are the girl who saved me!” said the prince.
“You are the girl i love! Will you marry me?"
“Yes,” said the little mermaid. The prince loved her at last, and she had
her voice back.
They were married that very day. The little mermaid and the prince were so
happy.
The little mermaid could see her sisters waving to her out at sea.
They were also happy for their little sister and her handsome young prince.
The End
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