Hans Christian Andersen 
The Little Mermaid 

/’We have not immortal souls, we shall never live again; like the green seaweed when once it has been cut off, we can never flourish more./’
The Little Mermaid is a fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The story follows the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to abandon her life in the sea as a mermaid to obtain a human soul.