A golden-haired mermaid on a rock at sunset, gazing across the water at a tall sailing ship and a golden cliff-top castle — La sirenita.

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The Little Mermaid

La sirenita

A sea king's youngest daughter trades her voice — and her whole world below — for a chance at a human soul.

Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 tale, graded for Level 3. A sea king's youngest daughter saves a drowning prince, then trades her voice to a sea witch for legs and the chance to win a human soul.

9 chapters · 7,623 words

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