The Little Mermaid

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The Little Mermaid is a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published in 1836. The story is about a mermaid who falls in love with a prince. She is ready give up everything, also her immortality, to become human.

There is a statue of the mermaid in the harbour of Copenhagen.

[change] Adaptations

The story has been adapted many times. In 1957, Germaine Tailleferre wrote a three act opera with the subject. In 1968 there was a Soviet animated film. In 1976, a co-production fo the Soviet Union and Bulgaria resulted in a llive-action film (with people). Both films are called Rusalochka.

In 1989 Walt Disney also produced such a film. The film is different from Andersen's story, because the little mermaid lives happily ever after with a human prince.

[change] Other websites

• Den lille Havfrue Original text in Danish from the Danish Royal Library wesite.
• The Little Mermaid at the Internet Movie Database
• The Little Mermaid The Official Disney Website
• The Little Mermaid. Photo gallery from Denmark. Hans Christian Andersen Information
• The Little Mermaid Full text of H. P. Paull's translation (1836)
• The Annotated Little Mermaid by Heidi Anne Heiner, Paull's translation, with scholarly annotations, scans from six illustrated editions, bibliography.
• Little Mermaid Statue thumbnail photo gallery, from Mermaids on the Web
• The Little Mermaid 360 degree Quicktime VR panorama from Copenhagen