"TheLittleMermaid"isaclassicfairytalewrittenbyDanishauthorHansChristianAndersen.Firstpublishedin1837,ittellsthestoryofayoungmermaidwhofallsinlovewithahumanprinceandmakesgreatsacrificestopursuehimonland.UnlikethemorepopularDisneyadaptation,Andersen'soriginalversionisdarkerandexploresthemesoflove,sacrifice,andthehumansoul.Thetalefollowsthemermaid'sjourneyasshegivesuphervoiceandenduresconstantpaintowalkonland,hopingtowintheprince'sloveandgainanimmortalsoul.ThispoignantstoryremainsoneofAndersen'smostfamousworksandcontinuestocaptivatereaderswithitsemotionaldepthandbeautifulstorytelling.
