A review by j0ana_
Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales, by Hans Christian Andersen
4.0
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The tale starts with the kingdom under the sea, ruled by a widowed king, with his mother, who was responsible for the young princesses. The youngest one of them was most fascinated by her grandmother's stories about the world of the mortal, their ways of living... and she wanted to meet them once she turns fifteen when she would be allowed to get to the surface of the ocean. Her sisters before her went up to the surface and came back to their father's castle, under the water, when they've had enough.
When it was time for our little mermaid to surface the water, she encountered a ship, saw people dancing, music playing, fireworks were colouring the night sky. She then noticed the prince, who was being celebrated by the crew on his 16th birthday. Long story short, an unexpected storm hits the ship and all was in ruin. Our protagonist finds the prince between the floating shipwreck and places him on the shore of a small island.
The child falls in love with the prince and decided to sign a deal with the evil witch so she can have legs and go ashore to tell him that she was the one who saved him. But all comes with a price. She had to give up her voice, and walking on her newly acquired feet with feel like walking on sharp knives. In order for her keep those legs and live a long life as a mortal, she had three days to make the prince fall in love with her, otherwise, she would turn to foam on the sunrise of the third day.
For the full review with analysis and recommendation(s), you can visit my blog @TheLitDoc
The tale starts with the kingdom under the sea, ruled by a widowed king, with his mother, who was responsible for the young princesses. The youngest one of them was most fascinated by her grandmother's stories about the world of the mortal, their ways of living... and she wanted to meet them once she turns fifteen when she would be allowed to get to the surface of the ocean. Her sisters before her went up to the surface and came back to their father's castle, under the water, when they've had enough.
When it was time for our little mermaid to surface the water, she encountered a ship, saw people dancing, music playing, fireworks were colouring the night sky. She then noticed the prince, who was being celebrated by the crew on his 16th birthday. Long story short, an unexpected storm hits the ship and all was in ruin. Our protagonist finds the prince between the floating shipwreck and places him on the shore of a small island.
The child falls in love with the prince and decided to sign a deal with the evil witch so she can have legs and go ashore to tell him that she was the one who saved him. But all comes with a price. She had to give up her voice, and walking on her newly acquired feet with feel like walking on sharp knives. In order for her keep those legs and live a long life as a mortal, she had three days to make the prince fall in love with her, otherwise, she would turn to foam on the sunrise of the third day.
For the full review with analysis and recommendation(s), you can visit my blog @TheLitDoc