1. The Original Story of The Little Mermaid

"The Little Mermaid." Hans Christian Andersen:. Web. 11 Oct. 2015. http://hca.gilead.org.il/li_merma.html

                                                          

The story of The Little Mermaid is known to most as the Disney cartoon about the red-headed, strong-willed, adventurous teenage mermaid that risk so much to meet the love of her life. She gives up her voice and family to meet her dream man above the ocean, is deceived by the evil sea witch, and then fights her way to true happiness. While this is the story we are all familiar with, it is not in fact, an accurate portrayal of the real story created Hans Christian Andersen.  In Anderson's version, the littlest mermaid is intrigued with the human world, a certain prince, and the ability of attaining a soul to get into heaven. She meets with the evil queen and exchanges her tongue for a pair of legs. If she marries the prince, she gets her happily ever after. If he chooses someone else, the mermaid will become sea foam. In this version, the mermaid does not get her happy ending. Instead, she sacrifices her life to save the prince and due to her well meaning, she becomes sea air and will need to do good deeds for humans for the next 300 years to obtain an immortal soul.