The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen. Short summary

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The daughter of the king of the sea fell in love with the prince she saved. For the sake of her hopeless love, she lost her voice, suffered pain, and eventually died. And the prince married another.

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On the seabed stood the palace of the king of the oceans. He had six mermaid daughters. When the youngest Little Mermaid turned 15, she rose to the surface of the ocean. At that time, a luxurious ship sailed by. On it sailed a prince. Seeing him, the Little Mermaid fell in love.

A storm broke out and the ship sank, but the Little Mermaid dragged the prince ashore. Since then she could think only of him. The Sea Witch agreed to help her, but in return she took away her voice. The witch gave the Little Mermaid a magic potion that turned her tail into legs. But with every step she takes, she suffers terrible pain.

The Little Mermaid was found by a prince. He liked her, but soon his bride, the princess, arrived. The prince announced the wedding.

The Little Mermaid was to turn into sea foam if the prince married another. The Little Mermaid’s sisters, in exchange for their hair, took a knife from the witch with which to kill the prince and break the spell. But the Little Mermaid couldn’t do it. She did not turn into foam, but became one of the daughters of the air.