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I was always disappointed with the ending of Hans Christian Andersen's original Little
Mermaid. It struck me that if the Sea King's daughter had been so assertive in her goal to
marry a human (and thereby gain an immortal soul for herself) even to the point of sacrificing her
voice to gain legs and live as a human, that she seemed terribly passive when the time came
to actually win the heart of the man she loved. If only the princess had followed the sea
witch's advice and utilized her assets, as it were, (and if the prince proved too thick to
take the hint, it never hurts to bring a friend along to help get the point across. :) we
might have had a happy ending to an otherwise wonderful story.
And the moral is: sometimes you have to make your own "happily ever after!"
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