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  1. " The Little Mermaid " (Danish: Den lille havfrue), also known in English as "The Little Sea Maid", is a literary fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, first published in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children.
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    Andersen’s The Little Mermaid was first published in 1837. The story was a part of a collection called Fairy Tales Told for Children. As with Disney’s iteration of the classic tale, Ariel, who is only referred to by her titular name, wants nothing more than to explore the shore up above.
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    "The Little Mermaid" was first published by the Danish writer in 1837, and while the creatures in the story existed previously in folklore, Andersen's version was an original fairy tale.
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    The Original Story of The Little Mermaid — The Disney Classics The story of The Little Mermaid can be dated back to 1836, written by famous fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen. The original story and the Disney film have many differences, with Disney cutting much of the gruesome details of the first version.
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    She is the first Disney Princess to be developed during the Disney Renaissance. The character is based on the title character of Hans Christian Andersen 's 1837 fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" but was developed into a different personality for the 1989 animated film adaptation.
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    "The Little Mermaid" was written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1836 and first published by C.A. Reitzel in Copenhagen on 7 April 1837 in Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection. ( Danish: Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. Første Samling. ), a collection of nine fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen.
    It is more than a love story, not just a tragedy, more than a fantasy, more even than ‘just’ a fairy tale. By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Little Mermaid’ (1837) is one of the most layered and fascinating fairy tales written by Hans Christian Andersen.
    The plot is drawn from Hans Christian Andersen's imagination rather than a specific folktale. However, Andersen's writing was influenced by traditional folklore about merfolk and water nymphs. Hans Christian Andersen's original Little Mermaid story might surprise readers familiar with Disney's 1989 film adaptation.
    By the late 19th century, The Little Mermaid and Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales were well-known by English readers. Writer Oscar Wilde was an avid, but not uncritical reader of  Hans Christian Andersen. Wilde wrote The Fisherman and his Soul — from A House of Pomegranates (1891) — as a response to The Little Mermaid.
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    "The Little Mermaid" (Danish: Den lille havfrue), sometimes translated in English as "The Little Sea Maid", is a fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Originally published in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children, the story follows the journey of a young mermaid princess who is willing to … See more

    The Little Mermaid lives in a Utopian underwater kingdom with her father, the Sea King, her paternal grandmother, and her five older sisters, … See more

    "The Little Mermaid" was written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1836 and first published by C.A. Reitzel in Copenhagen on 7 April 1837 in See more

    In Maria Tatar's The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales, the transformation of the little mermaid from sea creature to mermaid in human form, and … See more

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    A statue of The Little Mermaid sits on a rock in the Copenhagen harbor in Langelinie. … See more

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    The ending with the mermaid's death and resurrection caused debate and critique. On the fact that children are told that their good behavior will … See more

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    In 1958, NBC began airing a new television show titled Shirley Temple's Storybook, an American children's anthology series that was hosted and narrated by actress Shirley Temple. The series features … See more

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