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The Little Mermaid (part 3)
[by Hans Christian Andersen, a classic Danish -- not Disney -- Fairy Tale]
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This classic fairy tale was originally written in danish by
Hans Christian Andersen in 1836, under then title, "Den lille Havfrue."
It was then translated into "The Little Mermaid" by H. P. Paull (1872).
Read in Danish / Læs på dansk
The Little Mermaid
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At last she reached her fifteenth year.
"Well, now, you are grown up," said the old dowager, her grandmother; "so you must let me adorn you like your other sisters;" and she placed a wreath of white lilies in her hair, and every flower leaf was half a pearl.
Then the old lady ordered eight great oysters to attach themselves to the tail of the princess to show her high rank.
"But they hurt me so," said the little mermaid.
"Pride must suffer pain," replied the old lady.
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"Den lille Havfrue" — "The Little Mermaid" — was written by Hans Christian Andersen.
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[by Hans Christian Andersen, a classic Danish -- not Disney -- Fairy Tale]
[by Hans Christian Andersen, a classic Danish -- not Disney -- Fairy Tale]
[by Hans Christian Andersen, a classic Danish -- not Disney -- Fairy Tale]
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[af Hans Christian Andersen, et klassisk Dansk -- ikke Disney -- Eventyr]
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She was a very beautiful maiden.
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then she saw a huge eel. it looked about 5 feet long.
"how odd," she thought. "But aren't eels about only 3 feet long"
she swam up to it. it looked he-uge. it looked right at her. her heart skipped a beat. it opened it's mouth…
to be continued…