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The Little Mermaid

Hans Christian Andersen

Start date: September 1, 2019

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Dec 26, 2018 Sara rated it really liked it

Shelves: children-s-literature, fantasy, classics, fairytale

Whenever I re-read a fairytale from my childhood, I am always surprised at how different it is from my memory of it. This one, of course, suffered from the innumerable times I was forced to watch the Disney version with the grandchildren.

Andersen was the quintessential moral story teller, with many lessons to be carried away by both children and adults. The obvious ones of not longing for things that you cannot have and measure the cost carefully before you make the deal, but on the flip side, ...more

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