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The Little Mermaid By Hans Christen Andersen

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The little mermaid book was written in 1837 by Hans Christen Andersen. Hans was born in Odense, Denmark in 1805 and died in 1875. He wrote at least 40 books over his lifetime, such as The ugly duckling, The Princess and the Pea and the Emperor's New Clothes. The Little Mermaid was one of his most famous and commended books. The Little Mermaid dwells in an underwater kingdom with her widowed father (the sea-king), her grandmother, and her five older sisters, each of whom had been born one year apart. When a mermaid turns fifteen, she is permitted to swim to the surface for the first time to glimpse the world above. When she rises to the surface she sees a handsome prince in his ship and instantly falls in love with him. A violent storm …show more content…

She also learned about herself and that to follow her dreams. 2. Caring. She was always a very caring person. She cared for her family and fishy friends and most definitely cared for the prince. The Habits of Minds I thought of: Persisting. She persisted when her father forbids her, when Ursula tried to win over the prince and when everyone doubted her. Thinking Flexibly. Even when not everything went her way she thought from different perspectives and achieved it. Creating, Imagining and Innovating. The Little Mermaid definitely showed this as she achieved something no other mermaid had ever thought of before. Responding with wonderment and awe. As Ariel arrives in on land she showed this very clearly. In conclusion, The Little Mermaid is a well-known fairy tale with a great moral and good plot. The movie has won many prizes such as an Oscar, a Golden Globe, A Grammy for the soundtrack and many more. The book has been highly commended and there is a statue in Copenhagen when Andersen lived of a mermaid. Personally this is one of my favourite fairy tales, as I’ve always wanted to be a mermaid and because of my love of the ocean. Thank

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