{"id":3405,"date":"2026-05-11T11:24:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ever-book.io\/?p=3405"},"modified":"2026-05-11T18:25:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:25:50","slug":"little-mermaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ever-book.io\/en\/little-mermaid\/","title":{"rendered":"The Little Mermaid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns aligncenter stk-block-columns stk-block stk-59e6772\" data-block-id=\"59e6772\"><style>.stk-59e6772 {margin-bottom:80px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-59e6772-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-cb794f1\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"cb794f1\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-cb794f1 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(60% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-cb794f1-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-cb794f1-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ever-book.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670811\u65e5-23_17_43-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ever-book.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670811\u65e5-23_17_43-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/ever-book.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670811\u65e5-23_17_43-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ever-book.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670811\u65e5-23_17_43-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ever-book.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670811\u65e5-23_17_43-8x12.jpg 8w, 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class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-0c6b81f\" id=\"\u6d77\u7684\u5973\u513f\" data-block-id=\"0c6b81f\"><style>.stk-0c6b81f {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">The Little Mermaid<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7ffe3a49741535dd24b398db2edb1dc0\" style=\"color:#888888\">Hans Christian Andersen<br>1805 \u2014 1875<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-c23136e\" data-block-id=\"c23136e\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"> \u201cWhat she longed for<br>\u4ece\u6765\u4e0d\u53ea\u662f\u5cb8\u8fb9\u3002\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the deepest, bluest part of the sea\nlived the Sea King and his six young daughters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The youngest was the most beautiful of them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her skin was as soft as rose petals,\nand her eyes held the color of the deep ocean itself.\nYet like every mermaid, she had no human legs\uff0conly a long silver tail that shimmered beneath the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike her sisters, she cared little for underwater festivals or dancing halls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She preferred to sit alone in her garden,\nwatching the faint light filtering down from the surface above,\nimagining the world beyond the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her favorite treasure was a marble statue of a young boy,\nlost long ago from a sunken ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She would often sit beside it,\nlistening to her grandmother speak of the human world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were birds that sang,\nforests that bloomed,\nfires that burned warmly through the night...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And there were humans\uff0c\nwho would one day grow old and die,\nyet possessed souls that could live forever.\n\u201cWhen humans die,\u201d her grandmother said softly,\n\u201ctheir souls rise into the sky.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut ours do not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The little mermaid said nothing for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From that day on,\nshe longed for the world above the sea more than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And at last,\non the night of her fifteenth birthday,\nshe was finally allowed to rise to the surface for the very first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sea was calm that evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Far above the dark water floated a magnificent ship,\nglowing with lantern light, music, laughter,\nand the distant shimmer of fireworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ever-book.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670811\u65e5-22_19_09-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ever-book.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670811\u65e5-22_19_09-1024x683.jpg 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sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thunder tore through the sky.\nWaves crashed against the ship like mountains in the dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prince\u2019s vessel began to sink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then\uff0c\nshe saw him fall into the black water below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She held the unconscious prince above the waves,\nguiding him through the raging storm,\nall the way to the distant shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At dawn,\nshe gently laid him upon the sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Far away, church bells began to ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of young girls approached along the coastline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frightened of being seen,\nthe little mermaid hid herself behind the sea rocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there, she watched as one of the girls discovered the prince.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And when he finally awoke,\nhe believed it was that girl who had saved him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The little mermaid said nothing.\nShe only watched in silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And for the very first time,\nher heart began to ache.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From that day on,\nshe would often rise quietly to the surface,\nwatching the prince\u2019s palace from afar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The more she saw of the human world,\nthe more deeply she loved it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the more she longed for something impossible \u2014\n\na human soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So at last,\nshe went to seek the Sea Witch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The witch listened quietly before saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can give you human legs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut every step you take\nwill feel as though you are walking upon sharpened knives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd in return,\nyou must give me your most beautiful voice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sea Witch\u2019s eyes darkened.\n\u201cAnd if the prince chooses another over you...\u201d\n\u201cThen, on the morning after his wedding,\nyour heart will break into sea foam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The little mermaid lowered her eyes.\nFor a long time,\nshe did not speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then softly,\nalmost like a whisper carried by the sea,\nshe nodded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am willing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the Sea Witch took away her voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ever-book.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670811\u65e5-22_22_35-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ever-book.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670811\u65e5-22_22_35-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ever-book.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670811\u65e5-22_22_35-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ever-book.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670811\u65e5-22_22_35-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ever-book.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670811\u65e5-22_22_35-18x12.jpg 18w, 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feeling than words ever could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prince grew deeply fond of her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He took her riding through the countryside,\ntraveling across distant lands,\nand dancing beneath glittering chandeliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But with every step she took,\npain pierced through her feet\nlike hidden knives beneath the skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Late at night,\nwhen the palace had fallen silent,\nshe would sit alone upon the cold marble stairs,\nletting the seawater wash over her bleeding feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She missed her home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The quiet blue world beneath the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And yet,\nwhenever the prince smiled at her,\nevery wound seemed worth enduring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still,\nhe never knew the truth.\nHe never knew\nthat it was she who had saved him from the storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>n his heart,\nhe believed it had been the young girl from the temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then one day,\na princess from a neighboring kingdom arrived at the palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The moment the prince saw her,\nhis face lit with joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo it was you...\u201d he whispered.\n\u201cYou were the one who saved me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only then\ndid the little mermaid understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had mistaken another for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not long afterward,\nthe prince announced that he would marry the princess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the day of the wedding,\nthe palace overflowed with music, laughter, and celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only the little mermaid knew\nwhat the coming dawn would bring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the sun rose the next morning,\nshe would become nothing more\nthan sea foam upon the waves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That night,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>her sisters rose from the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their long hair had been cut away.\n\nIn exchange,\nthe Sea Witch had given them a knife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you kill the prince before sunrise,\u201d they said,\n\u201cand let his blood fall upon your feet,\nyou will become a mermaid once again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOtherwise...\nyou will die.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The little mermaid held the knife tightly\nand walked slowly toward the prince\u2019s chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He lay sleeping peacefully beside his bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then quietly,\nshe leaned down\nand kissed his forehead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time,\ntears slipped from her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At last,\nshe threw the knife far into the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She would rather disappear herself...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>than bring harm to the one she loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As dawn began to rise,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the little mermaid stepped into the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She felt her body slowly dissolving,\nbecoming lighter, softer, more transparent\nwith every passing moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And yet\uff0c\nshe did not vanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Above her,\nshe saw countless luminous spirits\ndrifting upward through the morning sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWelcome,\u201d\none of them whispered gently,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201camong the daughters of the air.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith love, patience, and kindness,\nyour soul has grown pure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd one day,\nyou too shall gain an eternal soul.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The little mermaid lifted her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morning light passed through her transparent form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Far away,\nthe sea shimmered softly with golden light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ever-book.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670811\u65e5-22_24_17-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ever-book.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670811\u65e5-22_24_17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ever-book.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670811\u65e5-22_24_17-300x200.jpg 300w, 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