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Den lille Havfrue (the little mermaid) (Denmark)

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419scambaiterKoko

PostPosted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 3:59 pm


Her ovre er en sammendrag i Den lille Havfure af
Hans Christian Andersen

Langt ude i Havet er Vandet saa blaat, som Bladene paa den dejligste Kornblomst og saa klart, som det reneste Glas, men det er meget dybt, dybere end noget Ankertoug naaer, mange Kirketaarne maatte stilles ovenpaa hinanden, for at r櫫e fra Bunden op over Vandet. Dernede boe Havfolkene.

Nu maa man slet ikke troe, at der kun er den n?hvide Sandbund; nei, der voxe de forunderligste Tr楲 og Planter, som ere saa smidige i Stilk og Blade, at de ved den mindste Bev槥lse af Vandet r?ig, ligesom om de vare levende. Alle Fiskene, smaae og store, smutte imellem Grenene, ligesom heroppe Fuglene i Luften. Paa det allerdybeste Sted ligger Havkongens Slot, Murene ere af Coraller og de lange spidse Vinduer af det allerklareste Rav, men Taget er Muslingskaller, der aabne og lukke sig, eftersom Vandet gaaer; det seer deiligt ud; thi i hver ligge straalende Perler, een eneste vilde v沥 stor Stads i en Dronnings Krone.

Havkongen dernede havde i mange Aar v沥t Enkemand, men hans gamle Moder holdt Huus for ham, hun var en klog Kone, men stolt af sin Adel, derfor gik hun med tolv سters paa Halen, de andre Fornemme maatte kun b沥 sex. - Ellers fortjente hun megen Roes, is沠fordi hun holdt saa meget af de smaa Havprindsesser, hendes S?? De vare 6 deilige B?men den yngste var den smukkeste af dem allesammen, hendes Hud var saa klar og skj沠som et Rosenblad, hendes
PostPosted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 4:03 pm


this the original version not the one made by Disney.

in the orignal version of the little Mermaid
Her sisters tell her to kill the prince and they would kill her
She doesn't marry the prince
the prince marries someone else
she gets her tongue cut off
she dies in the end

I can see why disney would edit this because little kiddies would cry if they saw this

419scambaiterKoko


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PostPosted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 3:54 am


Is this by Hans Christian Andersen?
PostPosted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:57 pm


chocfudge
Is this by Hans Christian Andersen?


yes it is ...

419scambaiterKoko


419scambaiterKoko

PostPosted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:33 pm


I would like to read it's orignal form
PostPosted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:02 pm


wow ! this sure fell to the bottom fast

here's a link in english for the non-dansk (danish) speaker

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid

more brief description:

Little Mermaid (Den lille havfrue) is a fairy tale about a young mermaid, her love for a human prince, and her desire to gain a human soul. The story was written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, and was first published in 1836.

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