The Legendary Merfolk In The Film, The Little Mermaid
At the beginning of the movie, “The Little Mermaid”, a group of sailors on a ship are telling stories about the legendary merfolk. A young prince named Prince Eric is also on the ship with his dog, Max, and advisor, Grimsby. Grimsby tells the sailors that merfolk are not real, but one of the sailors tells him that he is wrong. One of the sailors is holding a fish, but loses it and the fish falls back into the sea. After the opening credits, the merfolk are heading to the underwater castle for a concert. The kingdom is ruled by King Triton, who is holding the concert in his name. His seven daughters and Sebastian, the court composer, are performing a song for him. The concert is going well until King Triton notices that, Princess Ariel, his
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The ship then hit some rocks and the crew has to abandon the ship. Eric has noticed that Max is still on the ship and goes to save him. He is able to save Max, but not himself and gets knock into the sea by the explosion of the ship. Ariel is able to save Eric and takes him back ashore. Eric hears Ariel singing, but is not able to get a clear look at her face before she goes back into the sea. He knows that a girl saved and wants to find her.
As the movie progresses, Ariel has been found by Sebastian, who tells her that her father cannot know about this. Over the next couple days, Ariel has been dreaming about Eric, which makes King Triton think that she is in with another merman. Sebastian is called by the king to ask him about Ariel. Sebastian accidently tells the king about Ariel’s trip to the surface. At Ariel’s cave, Flounder shows Ariel the statue of Eric, saying that he was able to save it. They are interrupted by King Triton and Sebastian. Ariel tells her father that she saved Eric and he destroys all of her treasure.
After the king leaves, Sebastian and Flounder try to comfort her, but she tells them to tell her alone. Flotsam and Jetsam then come and convince o meet Ursula. Ursula tells Ariel that she can make her human in exchange for her voice for three days. However, before the three days are over, she must get a kiss of true love or she will belong to
The ship then hit some rocks and the crew has to abandon the ship. Eric has noticed that Max is still on the ship and goes to save him. He is able to save Max, but not himself and gets knock into the sea by the explosion of the ship. Ariel is able to save Eric and takes him back ashore. Eric hears Ariel singing, but is not able to get a clear look at her face before she goes back into the sea. He knows that a girl saved and wants to find her.
As the movie progresses, Ariel has been found by Sebastian, who tells her that her father cannot know about this. Over the next couple days, Ariel has been dreaming about Eric, which makes King Triton think that she is in with another merman. Sebastian is called by the king to ask him about Ariel. Sebastian accidently tells the king about Ariel’s trip to the surface. At Ariel’s cave, Flounder shows Ariel the statue of Eric, saying that he was able to save it. They are interrupted by King Triton and Sebastian. Ariel tells her father that she saved Eric and he destroys all of her treasure.
After the king leaves, Sebastian and Flounder try to comfort her, but she tells them to tell her alone. Flotsam and Jetsam then come and convince o meet Ursula. Ursula tells Ariel that she can make her human in exchange for her voice for three days. However, before the three days are over, she must get a kiss of true love or she will belong to