To escape danger, an overprotected teenage prince must leave his life at the palace and go out into the world by himself... And a shy princess must choose a husband... The prince finds a world full of magic, unexpected friendship, adventure and love... And the princess finds her confidence... A sweet, funny, fantasy, adventure, romance, short story. This is Book 9 in the Traditional Mermaid Folk Stories Collection
Dive into this fully-illustrated enchanting collection of mermaid stories! Mermaid legends have existed for centuries, and are popular in hundreds of cultures. Fairytalez has gathered tales of mermaids from around the world, with classics such as The Little Mermaid, The Girl-Fish, The Golden Mermaid, and much more. With tales of mermaids from France, Germany, China and many other locations, it's a treasury of mermaid lore. The book has 15 stories by Hans Christen Andersen, Andrew Lang, and other storytellers and more than 40 illustrations. Illustrators include Jennie Harbour, Helen Stratton, and Henry J. Ford. List of stories, including author/editor and origin:- The Little Mermaid, Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark- The Golden Mermaid, Andrew Lang, Germany- The Good Ferryman and the Water Nymphs, Maude Ashurt Biggs, Poland- The Mermaid Wife, Maude Ashurt Biggs, Scotland- The Girl-Fish, Andrew Lang, Spain- The Mermaid and the Boy, Andrew Lang, Sami- Ne Hwas, the Mermaid, Charles G. Leland, Native American- The Mermaid, Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, Estonia- The Girl and the Fish, George Webbe Dasent, Norse- The Mermaid's Child, Abbie Farwell Brown, North America- The Mermaid of Knockdolion, George Douglas, Scotland- Lutey and the Mermaid, Mabel Quiller Couch, Cornwall- Melusina, Sabine Baring-Gould, France- The Princess of the Tung-t'ing Lake, Herbet A. Giles, China- The Story of Tremsin, the Bird Zhar and Natasia, the Lovely Maid of the Sea, Robert Nisbet Bain, Slavic Region
The wonderful, idyllic life, of a special kind of mermaid and her friends and family, is suddenly interrupted by humans... Find out how mermaids spend their time...
A poor, young ferryman meets an old magician, who changes his luck and his life... This short story might not be good for young kids, as it is a bit scary at the end, but anyone else can read it. This is book number 13 in the Traditional Mermaid Folk Stories Collection.
A handsome Portuguese boy is captured by a mermaid, whilst he is out night-fishing, and taken to her underwater palace... His mother is heartbroken, when his boat is found deserted, the next day... A sweet, sad, romantic, traditional folk story... This short story is book number 10 in the Traditional Mermaid Folk Stories Collection.
A kind, shrewd fisherman makes friends with an Irish merman, called a merrow, And he visits his home, underneath the ocean. But he soon discovers that the merrow is keeping something very strange, caged up there, And he feels that he must do something about it... This story contains subjects and themes that may not be suitable for younger children.
Deep beneath the sea off the cold Irish coast, Gaia is a young mermaid who dreams of being human... but at what terrible price? Hans Christian Andersen's dark original fairy tale is reimagined through a searing feminist lens, with the stunning, scalpel-sharp writing and world building that has won Louise her legions of devoted fans.
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