Малката русалка Ариел

by Lara Bergen

Побързай и се понеси с вълшебното килимче из изпълнените с вълшебства, страховити образи и весели приключения истории от поредицата "Чародейства"! Адаптация по пълнометражния филма на Уолт Дисни "Малката русалка Ариел."

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Manny · Rating 2 out of 5]

This much-loved story by Hans Christian Andersen a team of anonymous Disney screenwriters tells how a beautiful young mermaid falls in love with a human prince. One day, she saves his life when his boat sinks during a storm. The prince wakes up on the shore, but the mermaid has gone, and he never sees her; he only remembers the human girl who finds him shortly afterwards he only sees the mermaid briefly as she escapes back to the water, and does not guess her secret. He in turn falls in love with the girl he believes has rescued him.

The mermaid is consumed by her love for the prince, and in the end adopts the desperate expedient of concluding a pact with the Sea Witch. The mermaid will gain legs and look like a woman. However, she will lose her beautiful voice. Also, every step she takes will feel as through she is walking on sharp knives. The mermaid accepts the offer, and becomes a human. She is taken into the prince's household.

The mermaid's only chance of salvation is to be loved by the prince. Alone, and without her voice, her chances are slim. Luckily, she has her three zany friends to help her: a singing crab, a kind fish and a goofy seabird. Together, they concoct a series of ingenious plans, which nearly succeed in making the prince kiss her and break the spell.

But meanwhile, the prince is planning to marry the girl who found him on the shore after the shipwreck, the Sea Witch, who has disguised herself to look like the mermaid and moreover has her stolen voice. The prince is torn, for he does indeed find the mermaid very beautiful, but he feels that the right decision is to marry the girl he incorrectly believes was his rescuer. He takes her as his wife, and the mermaid knows her heart is broken.

At the last minute, the mermaid's sisters come to her with a knife, and say that she can still save herself by killing the prince and his bride. But she refuses, and chooses death for herself instead. zany friends succeed in unmasking the Sea Witch's imposture. There is a bloody showdown, where the prince and the mermaid kill the Sea Witch. Then the prince marries the mermaid and they live happily ever after.

It is hard not to be swept away by the story's relentlessly bleak upbeat message. Great sacrifices can be utterly in vain are invariably rewarded, and true love may end in the most appalling tragedy always triumphs over adversity.

[Dolly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Watching Disney movies is one thing, but reading a book that follows the movie almost verbatim is quite annoying to me. I really don't like to read these books, but our girls adore them. Sigh...

[Nichole · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is just a retelling of the movie. No new information/ stories.

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a bad retelling of the movie. It was faithful to the movie, but also interesting one its own. My 6yo was quite pleased with it.

[Cindi · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Matt Vagts]

Traditional-literature book #17
This books is about a mermaid who wanted to know what it would be like to be human. One day there was a storm and a man was thrown from his ship and Ariel saved him and then they fell in love. Then the evil sea witch wanted to steal the kings power and she used Ariel's love for prince Eric to try to get the king out of her way, but Prince Eric destroyed Ursula for good. The king was so happy he made Ariel human and they got married.

[Liliana Jaramillo · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Little Mermaid sounded with that so far away from the human world and is dared to negotiate his beautiful voice in Exchange for legs like people. I think that this book helps us to teach him how to fight for what we want to achieve and even major to appreciate who we are with our differences. We are all different but not less.

[Sara B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classis tale of a girl (mermaid) in love with a prince. She is willing to do anything to have the chance to meet him and have him fall in love with her. She even signs her soul away if the prince does not fall in love with her.