The Little Mermaid Author:Hans Christen Anderson The Little Mermaid — Far out in the Ocean, where the water is as blue as the prettiest cornflower and as clear as crystal, it is deep, very, very deep. There dwells the Sea King and his subjects? — So here begins Hans Christian Andersen?s classic tale of young mermaid who lives in the sea. Children and adults alike will delight in the telling if t... more »he classic tale.« less