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so much that you would hurt yourself to get it?
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This is not a story about the sea.
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This is the story of the Little Mermaid.
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Far away in the ocean, the water is blue and clear.
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It is very deep, and it is silent.
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Down there, the Sea King lived in a big palace made of red stone and shells.
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It was a beautiful place, but the Little Mermaid always looked up.
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The Little Mermaid was the youngest of six sisters.
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They were all princesses.
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But she was different.
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She was a quiet child.
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Her sisters liked strange things from broken ships like gold and cups,
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but the Little Mermaid only wanted red sea flowers and a white stone statue.
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This statue looked just like a human boy.
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It fell from a broken ship long ago.
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She planted the red sea flowers next to it.
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She kissed the cold white stone face many times.
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She loved this human face.
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She did not know why, but she felt lonely in the deep blue water.
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The ocean was too quiet.
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She wanted to hear the music of the world above.
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She loved stories about the world of men.
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Her grandmother told her everything about ships, cities, and people.
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When you are 15, the grandmother said, You can go up and see the big ships.
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The sisters were different ages.
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There was one year between each sister.
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The oldest sister went up first.
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She came back and said, I saw a big city.
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The lights were like stars.
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The little mermaid listened in silence, and she dreamed.
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The next year, the second sister went up.
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I saw the sunset, she said.
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The sky was gold and purple.
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The Little Mermaid closed her eyes, and she saw the colors.
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The third sister swam up a river.
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She saw green hills and human children.
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They had no tails, only two legs.
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The other sisters went up, too.
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The Little Mermaid listened to them.
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She waited for her turn.
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The time went very slowly.
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Finally, she turned 15.
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Now you are grown up, said her grandmother.
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She put white flowers on the girl's hair and heavy big shells on her tail.
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They hurt, said the little mermaid.
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Princesses must wear them, said the grandmother.
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You must suffer to be beautiful.
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The little mermaid shook off the big shells.
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She did not care about being a princess.
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She only wanted to see the world.
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She swam up through the blue water, light as a white bubble.
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She reached the surface.
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The sun had just gone down.
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The air was cool and fresh.
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Near her was a big ship with lights and music.
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It was loud and happy.
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She swam close to the window.
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Inside she saw many people, but the best one was a young prince with dark eyes.
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It was his birthday.
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The prince came out on the top of the ship.
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The little mermaid watched him.
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He looked exactly like her white stone statue.
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She felt a strange feeling in her heart.
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She loved him right away.
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The party was happy, but soon the sky changed.
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Dark clouds came.
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The water turned cold.
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The wind began to scream like an angry animal, and the sailors shouted.
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It was a bad storm.
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The waves grew into huge mountains.
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The ship rocked and turned over.
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The prince could not hold on.
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He fell into the dark water.
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At first, the little mermaid was happy.
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He is coming to me, she thought.
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But then she remembered.
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humans cannot live underwater.
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If he came down to her palace, he would be dead.
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No, she cried, he must not die.
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She swam deep among the heavy wood pieces.
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They could hit her, but she was brave.
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She found the prince.
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His eyes were closed.
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His face was very white.
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She held his head above the water.
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She let the waves carry them through the long, cold night.
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The next morning, the storm was gone.
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The sun rose.
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The prince did not wake up.
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The mermaid kissed his forehead.
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She saw land with a white church.
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She put the prince on the warm sand.
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She wanted to stay with him.
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Just then, bells rang from the church.
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It was time for morning prayers.
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Young girls came out to the garden.
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The little mermaid was afraid.
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She looked at her fishtail.
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She knew humans would be scared of her.
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So she hid behind some rocks and put sea foam on her hair to hide.
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One girl saw the prince lying on the sand.
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She ran to get help.
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The prince opened his eyes.
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He saw the human girl.
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He smiled at her.
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Thank you, he said weakly.
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You saved me.
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The Little Mermaid wanted to scream, No, I saved you!
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But she could not speak to him.
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She could only watch.
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He did not see the Little Mermaid behind the rock.
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He did not know she saved him.
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The Little Mermaid felt a sharp pain in her heart.
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She was very sad.
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She swam back to her father's palace she became very quiet.
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She spent hours in her garden hugging her stone statue.
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She looked at the white stone boy, and she thought about the prince.
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Grandmother, she asked one day, do humans live forever?
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No, said the grandmother.
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They die.
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Their bodies turn to dust, but they have a soul.
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It lives forever in the stars.
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We have no soul.
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We live 300 years, but when we die, we become white foam on the blue water.
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We are gone forever.
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I want a soul, the girl said.
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I do not want to become foam.
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I want to go to the stars.
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How can I get a soul?
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You cannot, said the grandmother, unless a human loves you more than anything.
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If he marries you, his soul will flow into you.
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Then you will have a soul, too.
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But this is impossible.
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Why? asked the girl.
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Because of your tail, the grandmother said.
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We think it is beautiful, but humans think it is ugly.
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They want two strange sticks called legs.
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The little mermaid looked at her tail.
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It was the only problem.
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She wanted the prince, and she wanted a soul.
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She knew what she must do, so she decided to go to the sea witch.
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The way to the witch was scary.
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The water was gray and hot.
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The witch lived behind strange trees that looked like snakes.
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Her heart beat fast with fear.
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She wanted to turn back, but she thought of the prince's smile.
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She swam fast past the snake trees.
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The sea witch sat in her house of bones.
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She was ugly and scary.
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I know what you want, said the witch.
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She smiled a cold smile.
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It is stupid.
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It will bring you pain.
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The witch laughed.
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I will make a drink for you.
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Swim to land and drink it.
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Your tail will change and become legs but it will hurt.
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It will feel like a sharp red hot sword cuts you.
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Every step you take will feel like walking on sharp knives.
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Can you do this?
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I will, said the little mermaid.
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Her voice shook, but she was ready.
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Also, said the witch, you can never be a mermaid again.
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You can never come back to the sea.
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And listen to me.
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If the prince marries another girl, your heart will break.
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The next morning, you will become foam.
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I agree, she whispered.
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Good, the witch screamed.
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But I want your voice.
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It is the best sound in the ocean.
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I want it as payment.
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But if I cannot speak, the girl asked.
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How can I make the prince love me?
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You have your beautiful face, the witch said.
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Your eyes can speak.
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That is enough to catch a man's heart.
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Now put out your tongue.
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The little mermaid was afraid, but she opened her mouth.
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The witch took a sharp black knife.
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It happened fast.
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The girl felt a sharp pain.
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Then there was silence.
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She tried to speak, But no sound came out.
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She was silent forever.
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She held the magic drink tight and swam up to the surface.
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She went to the prince's palace.
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She sat on the steps and drank the hot liquid.
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It tasted like fire.
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It felt like a sword inside her body.
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The pain was too strong.
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She fell down.
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Everything went black.
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When she woke up, the sun was shining.
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She looked down.
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Her tail was gone.
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She had two pretty white legs.
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The prince stood there.
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He looked at her.
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Who are you? he asked.
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She wanted to say, I saved you.
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She wanted to say, I love you.
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She opened her mouth, but no words came out.
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She could only look at him with her deep blue eyes.
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He took her hand.
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He led her into his castle.
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She was dressed in silk and gold.
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She was the most beautiful girl there.
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But the witch was right.
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When she tried to walk, her feet hurt very much.
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They burned with pain.
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But she smiled.
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She wanted to be with him.
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Everyone saw her smile, but no one saw her pain.
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She followed him everywhere.
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When they climbed mountains, her feet burned with pain.
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But she laughed, so he would not worry.
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At night, she slept on a soft pillow outside his door.
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She wanted to be near him every moment.
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The prince liked her very much.
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He touched her long hair.
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He called her his little lost child.
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But he loved her like a dear child, not like a wife.
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You have eyes like the girl who saved me, he told her one day.
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He looked into her eyes and smiled.
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I saw her in the church garden.
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She is the only woman I could love.
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But she belongs to the Holy Temple.
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I can never marry her.
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You are like her silent sister.
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The little mermaid's eyes filled with tears.
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Her heart cried, I saved you.
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I carried you over the waves.
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But he could not hear her heart.
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Days passed.
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Then news came.
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The king wanted the prince to marry the daughter of a neighboring king.
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My father says I must go, the prince told her, holding her hand.
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I must meet her.
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But do not worry.
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I will not marry her.
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I can only love the girl from the church.
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The next day they sailed to the other kingdom.
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The little mermaid held the prince's hand.
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She looked at the blue water.
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She knew if he married, she would die.
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When the new princess arrived, she was beautiful.
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It was the same girl from the church.
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It is you, the prince cried with joy.
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You are the one who saved me.
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He held his bride.
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He was so happy.
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My best wish has come true, he told the little mermaid.
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You love me, so you will be happy for me.
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The Little Mermaid kissed his hand.
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She smiled at him, but her heart was breaking.
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The wedding would be tomorrow.
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Tomorrow, she would be foam.
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The wedding was grand.
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Bells rang.
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That night on the ship, there was a party.
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The Little Mermaid danced.
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She flew like a bird.
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Her feet felt the sharp knives, but she did not care.
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She danced for the prince.
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She danced for the life she was leaving.
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Finally, the party ended.
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The prince and his wife went to sleep.
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The ship was quiet.
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The little mermaid stood by the rail.
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She looked at the east.
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She waited for the sun.
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The first light of morning would kill her.
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Suddenly, she saw her sisters in the water.
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They were very pale.
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Their beautiful long hair was gone.
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It was cut short.
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Sister, they whispered, we gave our hair to the witch.
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We gave it to help you.
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She gave us this knife.
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They held up a sharp knife.
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Take it.
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You must hit the prince in the heart.
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When his warm red blood touches your feet, they will become a tail again.
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You will be a mermaid.
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You can come back to us.
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You will live 300 years.
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Hurry, he must die before the sun comes up.
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The little mermaid took the knife.
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Her hand shook.
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She went into the tent.
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The prince was sleeping.
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His arm was around his bride.
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He looked peaceful.
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He spoke his bride's name in his sleep.
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She looked at the sharp knife, and then she looked at the sleeping prince.
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The knife was sharp, but his face was warm.
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She could kill him and live.
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She could go home to the cool blue water.
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But she loved him.
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She loved him more than herself.
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She ran out of the tent.
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She threw the knife far into the waves.
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At that moment, the sky began to turn pink.
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The sun was coming.
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Goodbye, she thought.
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She looked at the prince one last time.
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She closed her eyes.
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Then she jumped from the ship.
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She felt her body change.
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She became cold white foam on the blue water.
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She felt light.
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She felt soft
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but at the same time she felt herself rise up from
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the foam she was light like air is this death she thought
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but she did not feel dead she felt the warm Sun
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she saw clear bright shapes floating around her they had voices
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like music where am I she asked her voice was back
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it sounded like music too you are with the children of the sky, the voices answered.
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You did not turn to nothing.
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You have a good heart.
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We fly to the stars, they said.
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Come with us.
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You are free now.
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The little mermaid lifted her arms to the sun.
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For the first time, she felt a tear on her face.
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She looked down.
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The prince and his bride were looking at the water.
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They looked sad.
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They knew she was gone.
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No one could see her.
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She was silent and unseen.
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The little mermaid kissed the bride's forehead.
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She smiled at the prince.
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Then she rose up on the pink clouds, and she flew towards the sun, free at last.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 337 sentences and 2373 words to shadow. The speech runs for 17:43. The speaker talks at a steady 134 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| sharp adjective | /ʃɑɹp/ | Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded. |
| knife noun | /ˈnaɪ̯f/ | A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge… |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| grandmother noun | /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ | A mother of someone's parent. |
| tail noun | /ˈteɪ̯l/ | An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something. |
| foam noun | /ˈfɔʊ̯m/ | A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially |
| marry verb | /ˈmæɹi/ | To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. |
| palace noun | /ˈpælɪs/ | Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system. |
| silent adjective | /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ | Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. |
| statue noun | /ˈstæt͡ʃu/ | A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| shell noun | /ʃɛl/ | The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| scream verb | /skɹiːm/ | To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek. |
| bride noun | /bɹaɪd/ | A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| go up verb | To move upwards. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| look down verb | To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| come down to verb | To reach by moving down or reducing. | |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. | |
| fall down verb | /fɔl ˈdaʊn/ | To fall to the ground. To collapse. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If he marries you, his soul will flow |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are grown · were closed · was dressed |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was shining · was breaking · was leaving |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the youngest · The oldest · the best |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sharp /ʃɑɹp/, shell /ʃɛl/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, shine /ʃaɪn/, shout /ʃaʊt/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like sharp, knife, swim.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.