The Little Mermaid
The fairy tale The Little Mermaid (Den Lille havfrue), was written in 1836. It was written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. He is a young mermaid who is willing to give all she has to have an immortal soul and the love of a prince. This story has been translated into English by HP Paull [1872].
The Little Mermaid (href = "http://www.ticketnest.com/theater-tickets/Little-Mermaid/index.php)"> http://www.ticketnest.com/theater-tickets/Little-Mermaid/index.php) lives with her father the Sea King, her grandmother and her 5 elder sisters, in the depths of the sea According to history, when a mermaid turns 15, she is allowed to swim to the surface and watch the world above. As sisters, the young siren turn old enough, they have to visit each of the surface. Each time, yields on the elder sisters, the Little Mermaid listens avidly what they saw, especially their descriptions of human beings.
When the Little Mermaid turns 15, she goes to the surface. She sights a ship with a handsome prince. She falls in love with him just by watching from afar. Then a big storm comes, and the prince almost drowns. However, the little mermaid saves. She waits until he is found by someone else, and the prince will never know who saved him.
The prince and princess marry, and the Little Mermaid is disappointed. Everything she thought she would not come to pass for it now. In addition, she sacrificed her beautiful voice, his home and his family. Sisters, The Little Mermaid to give him a knife. The Witch has given them the knife in exchange for their hair. If the Little Mermaid slays the prince with the knife, it will turn into a mermaid again and gain back all that she had given earlier.
The Little Mermaid can not kill the sleeping prince lying with his bride. When the dawn, she plunges into the sea His body becomes one with the sea foam. However, it does not cease to exist, and feel the warmth of the sun. She is a daughter of the air, and gain an eternal soul. However, this soul winner was dependent on the prince. When 300 years pass, the Little Mermaid has earned her soul and get into the kingdom of God. This period may be shortened too.
Adaptations Little Mermaid:
A French composer Germaine Tailleferre (of Les Six) wrote an opera version of The Little Mermaid in 3 acts [1957]. La Petite Siren was broadcast on French national radio in 1959. The Soviet animated version of Little Mermaid [Rusalochka] has been released in 1968. The 1975 feature film called Story Anderusen Dowa Ningyo Hime (Andersen: The Mermaid Princess) was directed by Tomoharu Katsumata. In this version, the mermaid is portrayed as a blonde named Marina. However, the plot is the same as the original. The English version has been dubbed released in the United States in 1979.
The Little Mermaid statue:
The statue of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen is located in Copenhagen harbor. This a well-known symbol and a tourist attraction too. The relatively small size of the statue is a surprise for the first time tourists to this region.
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