"The Little Mermaid" (Danish: Den lille havfrue, literally: the little seawoman) is a popular fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince.
Written originally as a ballet, the tale was first published in 1837 and has been adapted to various media including musical theatre and animated film.
The Little Mermaid lives in an underwater kingdom with her father the sea king; her grandmother; and her five elder sisters, each born one year apart. When a mermaid turns 15, she is allowed to swim to the surface to watch the world above, and as the sisters become old enough, one of them visits the surface every year. As each of them returns, the Little Mermaid listens longingly to their various descriptions of the surface and of human beings.
When the Little Mermaid's turn comes, she ventures to the surface, sees a ship with a handsome prince, and falls in love with him from a distance. A great storm hits, and the Little Mermaid saves the prince from a near-drowning. She delivers him unconscious to the shore near a temple. Here she waits until a young girl from the temple finds him. The prince never sees the Little Mermaid.
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A fictionalized account of the young life of Hans Christian Andersen, a young man with a penchant for storytelling but struggles to find his place in the world and gain the affection of the woman he adores. Interspersed throughout are brief interludes of the stories that will make Hans famous (The Nightingale, The Little Mermaid and The Snow Queen to name a few), which are intertwined with the events that surround his own life.
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Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive, not killed as previously believed. Dr. Frankenstein wants to get out of the evil experiment business, but when a mad scientist, Dr. Pretorius, kidnaps his wife, Dr. Frankenstein agrees to help him create a new creature, a woman, to be the companion of the monster.
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WHO will be The Bride of Frankenstein WHO will dare?
A BRIDE FOR THE MONSTER COMES TO LIFE IN A SCIENTIST'S LABORATORY! (original print ad - all caps)
She breathes, sees, hears, walks -- but can she love?
WARNING! Not for the young, the scarey, the nervous, BUT if you enjoy thrills, chills and spine-tingling sensation, while your hair stands on end -- SEE "The Bride of Frankenstein."
Warning! The Monster demands a Mate!
I Demand A Mate!
Coming! Universal's Shiveriest Sensation!
A Mate... For The Monster!
The Monster Thriller
Created in a weird scientist's laboratory... from the skeletons of two women and the heart of a living girl!
Dr. Pretorius: To a new world of gods and monsters!
Dr. Pretorius: We shall drink to our partnership. Do you like gin? It is my only weakness.
The Monster: Alone: bad. Friend: good!
Mary Shelley: It's a perfect night for mystery and horror. The air itself is filled with monsters.
The Monster: We belong dead!
Dr. Pretorius: Do you know who Henry Frankenstein is, and who you are?::The Monster: Yes, I know. Made me from dead. I love dead... hate living.::Dr. Pretorius: You are wise in your generation. We must have a long talk, and then I have an important call to make.
Dr. Frankenstein: I've been cursed for delving into the mysteries of life!
The Monster: I want friend like me.
Dr. Pretorius: [looking at the female skeleton he has exhumed to create the Bride] I hope her bones are firm.
The Monster: You, make man... like me?::Dr. Pretorius: No. Woman... friend for you::The Monster: Woman... Friend... Wife...