Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales
The Little Mermaid
why do the mermaids have wait till they are fifteen to set on the rocks to see the real world like we do?
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Fifteen is the age set aside to define "grown-up girls. Think the age of sixteen.... the magical year of the driver's license.
When first the sisters had permission to rise to the surface, they were each delighted with the new and beautiful sights they saw; but now, as grown-up girls, they could go when they pleased, and they had become indifferent about it.
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The Little Mermaid
