Reading Notes: Hans Christian Andersen, Part B






Far out in the ocean, there were waters deeper than you could imagine. The water was very blue and very deep. While we might imagine that there is nothing but sand at the bottom of the ocean, there was a whole sea kingdom. The castle was huge and made of shells. The Sea King lived in the castle with his six children, as he was a widower.

 All of the mermaid sisters were beautiful and had their own space to play. The youngest mermaid was a bit different. She was more interested in learning about the world that existed beyond the sea. As each of the sisters had their fifteenth birthday, they had their chance to travel to the surface. The five oldest did so, and they all came back with incredible stories. This section of the story ended without the littlest mermaid making her journey. 

 My thoughts:

 The Little Mermaid was one of my topic ideas for my storybook project, so it was nice to revisit it again. I would like to go into more depth in my version of the little mermaid's sisters. It would be fun to create unique name and personalities for each of them. 



Bibliography

 The Little Mermaid from Fairy Tales and Stories by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by H. P. Paull (1872).  Web source: Un-Textbook. 

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