The second half of the unit tells the story of the Little Mermaid. The story is generally the same to the Disney movie with the exception that there is not a happily ever after ending. The ending in this story is quite sad and I was quite taken aback by how sad it was. Still a very great story though. The story is really long, so I will summarize the major parts of the story. In The Little Mermaid, the youngest mermaid on her fifteenth birthday is old enough to go up to shore and see what the earth looks like and the creatures on it. She sees that a prince in drowning and saves him. Although, he does not know that she saved him and she feel sad. The little mermaid than goes to the sea witch to turn her into an immortal being. Although becoming immortal comes with a cost. The little mermaid must lose her tongue and she will lose her fin and have legs, and sharp pain in her feet. Also, if the prince does not love her and marries someone else then she will die. Knowing all this, the little mermaid decides to become a human. The little mermaid meets the prince and he grows fond of her and remembers that she looks like the girl who saved his life. He still ends up marrying someone else, and the little mermaid dies. Although she is then in a spirit world were she had to a chance to obtain a immortal soul after three hundred years. The ending was so sad. The little mermaid saved the prince and she could not even tell him that or about how she felt about him.
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I remember watching this movie as a child and I didn't know until I got alot older that it had a tragic ending. I have never looked it up and have always wondered how the original ended. I think you did a good job of summarizing the important parts of the story. I am not sure if I ever wanna read it though because being an English major has already ruined enough of my child hood.lol
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