The salt sea foam
Never had she danced so beautifully; the sharp knives cut her feet, but she did not feel it, for the pain in her heart was far greater.
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"Then jumped overboard and felt her body dissolving into foam" - The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Helen Stratton, 1899
"Then jumped overboard and felt her body dissolving into foam" - The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Helen Stratton, 1899 | Via, Tom Simpson on Flickr
The Official Josephine Wall - Hello all my friends, here is my latest - nearly finished. Based on the Hans Christian Anderson story of the Mermaid and the Prince. Hope you like how it's going. Light & Peace, Josephine | Facebook
Not quite finished...my ode to the classic Hans Christian Anderson story about the mermaid and the prince. Hope you like it!
The Little Mermaid by Christian Birmingham
and she joined in the dance, poised herself in the air as a swallow when he pursues his prey, and all present cheered her with wonder. She had never danced so elegantly before. Her tender feet felt as if cut with sharp knives, but she cared not for it; a sharper pang had pierced through her heart. She knew this was the last evening she should ever see the prince, for whom she had forsaken her kindred and her home; she had given up her beautiful voice, and suffered unheard-of pain daily for him,