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When it is the little mermaid's turn to swim to the surface, she sees a ship with a prince on it, celebrating his birthday. They all look forward to this special occasion, with the older ones who have had a glimpse sharing their stories with the younger mermaids. The king allows the princesses to go to the surface of the sea on the occasion of their 15th birthdays. The little mermaid, the most beautiful of the king's six daughters, has a quiet nature. The mer-king is a widower and his mother keeps house for him and the children. In 2008, Studio Ghibli made a movie inspired by the story called Ponyo.The little mermaid is the daughter of the mer-king, who lives in a castle under the sea. In 1989, The Walt Disney Company also made an animated movie.

In 1976, a co-production of the Soviet Union and Bulgaria resulted in a live-action movie. In 1968, there was a Soviet animated movie. In 1957, Germaine Tailleferre wrote a three act opera with the subject. She will receive an immortal soul if she does good deeds for three hundred years. She dies, and is transformed into a daughter of the air. She must kill the prince to go back, and so she refuses. The mermaid has the chance to return to the sea. But, he falls in love with another person. She sacrifices her voice and her tail to the sea witch for two human legs. She will get an immortal soul if she wins the love of a human.

She wants to find a way to win the prince's love, so she goes to the sea witch's cave. She wants to meet him again however, she is a mermaid, and her father, who is the king of the sea, would not let her do so. The story has been adapted to opera and animated movies.Ī Beautiful mermaid princess, red hair delicate white skin and blue eyes swims to the surface of the sea.Īs it happens, she sees a human prince and falls in love with him. There is a statue of The Little Mermaid in the harbor of Copenhagen. The tale glorifies suffering and self-denial. It was first published in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1837 in the third volume of Fairy Tales Told for Children with ' The Emperor's New Clothes'. ' The Little Mermaid' is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. The Little Mermaid (animated movie, Disney) Fairy Tales Told for Children (third volume)

Hans christian andersen den lille havfrue