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    The Little Mermaid
    The Little Mermaid
    The Little Mermaid
    Audiobook1 hour

    The Little Mermaid

    Written by Hans Christian Andersen

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    The Little Mermaid" (Danish: Den lille havfrue, literally: "the little sea lady") is a very well known fairy tale by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince. The tale was first published in 1837 and has been adapted to various media including musical theatre and animated film. But this tale is not the Disney version, all cleaned up and made pretty. This is the way Andersen wrote it. The Little Mermaid is indeed at the happy wedding of her beloved prince, but she is not the bride. And then she becomes a big bubble. Curious? Listen and find out what happens. - Summary by Wikipedia and Phil Chenevert

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Author

    Hans Christian Andersen

    Hans Christian Anderson (1805–75) was a Danish writer, best known for his universally recognised children’s fairy tales, of which there are over 150. He also wrote plays, novels, poems and travel essays.

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    • 3/5
      This story made me cry but there was lots of love. Lucy age 10
    • 5/5
      At first it seems depressing, but ending is hopfully beautiful.
    • 1/5
      This is a horrible story! I had no idea the original story was so awful. How did this ever become a kid’s’ story?