The Little Mermaid Author:Hans Christen Andersen The Princess Collection ~ The Little Mermaid. — Far out in the ocean, where thewater is blue as the prettiest cornflower and clear as crystal, it is deep, very, very deep. There dwells the Sea King and his subjects... — So begins Hans Christen Anderson's classic tale of the young mermaid who lives in the sea. Children and adults alike will delig... more »ht in this telling of the classic tale.