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Washington        sometimes      wears�察─   �said   the  Mermaid       Princess。     ;Snow 

wouldn't last a second under this hot sun。; 

     ;Where did you learn all this�拭─�asked Mary Louise。 

     ;Oh�察  �I   went   to   the   Coral   School   for   Girls�察─  �answered   the   Mermaid 

Princess�察  �and   she   sighed�察  �for   she   suddenly   remembered   she   was   a   long 

way from home。 

     Just then the little Star Fish met a soft little body�察�much smaller than 

himself�察�who   invited him  to visit   her relatives�察 �who live�察 �by millions�察 �in 

this mountain region。 

     So off they started for Coraltown�察�where this little Miss Polyp lived。 

     Her father and mother�察�brothers and sisters�察�uncles and aunts�察�were all 

polyps。     they   had   built   the   coral   islands   by   fastening   themselves   to   the 

tops of the mountains under the sea�察�year after year�察�and at last their soft 

bodies had turned into stone。          And now you know how these millions of 

little polyps finally made the small islands that dotted the surface of the 

water。 



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     After the Star Fish and his little friend had swum away�察�Mary Louise 

spied   a   boat   drifting   toward   them。   So   she   and   the   Mermaid   Princess 

scrambled inside�察�and the polar Bear porter hoisted a sail�察�which he found 

wrapped around a mast in the bottom of the boat。 

     ;Hip�察�hurrah�察�we're off once more�察─�Shouted the Polar Bear�察�waving his 

paw�察�And the Mermaid Princess laughed in glee As he held the tiller and 

sailed o'er the sea� �

     By and by the air became colder and the Mermaid said�此�

     ;We must be near my father's castle。             I think I'll slip into the ocean 

and swim home。; 

     ;Before you go�察�please comb my hair with your magic comb so that I 

may   be   a   little   girl   again�察─  �begged   Mary   Louise�察   �I   don't   want   to   be   a 

mermaid forever。; 

     As soon as the magic pearl comb touched Mary Louise's hair her tail 

changed into her own little pair of legs。 

     ;Now kiss me good´by�察─�said the little Mermaid Princess�察�and�察�with a 

splash�察�she disappeared in the ocean。 



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     Wonderland 



       For   a   few   minutes   Mary   Louise       felt   quite   lonely。   Presently   she 

asked the Polar Bear to be kind enough to land her on the nearest shore。 

     At once the big kind animal trimmed in his sail and before long they 

entered a beautiful bay whose dark waters were dotted with the white sails 

of   the   fisher   boats�察  �and   directly   in   front�察  �climbing   up   to   the   sky�察  �a   high 

mountain on which stood a castle�察�where from a tall tower all night long 

shone a light that could hardly be told from the stars around it。 

     Mary  Louise   jumped   from  the  boat   to   the  beach�察 �and   then   turned   to 

wave good´by to the Polar Bear as he sailed away to the North Pole。 

     Nearby sat an old fisherman on a bench mending his net。 

     ;Hello�察  �little   girl�察─  �he   said�察  �as   Mary   Louise   hesitated。   ;Moor   your 

little hulk 'longside o' me an' I'll spin you a yarn� ─�

     Then   he   began   to   tell   how�察  �many   hundred   years   ago�察  �all   the   land 

around   about   was   covered   with   a   thick   forest   instead   of   the   deep   blue 

water of the bay。 

     Then   came   the   great   giant   Cormoran�察  �who   was   18   feet   high   and   3 

yards wide�察�and his wife Cormelian�察�who was just as big�察�and they brought 

from   the   hills   great   gray   rocks   which   they   piled   up�察  �one   on   the   other�察�

hundreds of feet high�察�until they had made a mountain。                   And on the top of 

this they built their castle�察�where they lived until the giant's wife died and 

was buried under the Chapel rock。 

     Then Jack the Giant Killer climbed up the mountain�察�and after a hard 

fight Cormoran was killed�察�and there were no more giants in the land。 

     Next   came   the   Small   People�察  �who   cut   down   most   of   the   forest�察  �and 

built cottages for themselves�察�ploughed the fields and made gardens。 

     But one day a great enchanter came that way�察�and his strange dress and 

long   gray  beard   frightened   the   women   and   children�察  �and   they  shut   their 

doors in his face whenever he asked for a drink�察�for he had walked far and 

was tired and thirsty。 

     At   last   he   found   the   principal   man   of   the   Small   People�察  �a   little   old 



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crusty fellow and very miserly。          And when the great enchanter asked him 

for   a   drink   of   water�察  �the   Small   Man   told   him   he   didn't   keep   a  hotel   for 

beggars。     And this made the great enchanter so angry that he struck the 

ground with his staff�察�so that it made a deep hole�察�and then he went upon 

his journey。 

     Soon a little spring of water bubbled up through the hole�察�and by and 

by a stream burst forth that swelled to a river�察�and after a time the whole 

land was drowned�察�and only the high mountain remained above the water。 

     But the Small People who were buried under the water didn't die。 They 

lived on just the same�察�waiting for the enchanter to return and lift the spell�察�

and the land to rise�察�again with all the people on it。 

     When the old fisherman had finished his story�察�he said�察 �I will take you 

in my boat to see the Small People deep down in the water。 

     ;Yes�察  �come   with   me   in   my   boat   and   you   shall   see   the   Wonderland 

under the Sea。; 

     As soon as the old fisherman had hoisted the sail�察�away they went out 

to sea over a wide path of moonlight like a silver road leading straight out 

to the sky where it dipped down to the water。 

     All of a sudden Mary Louise noticed something come close up under 

the   side   of   the   boat�察  �and   remain   there   staring   straight   at   her。 She   bent 

over until she nearly touched the water�察�when what she had taken for a fish 

appeared to be a very odd´looking little man。               He was even shorter than 

she�察�very  broad about   the shoulders�察 �with   funny little   arms and   feet   that 

were brought together at the heels�察�with the toes turned straight out when 

he stood up�察�making them look like a fish's tail。               His eyes were big and 

round�察�without any eyelids or eyebrows。              But his mouth was the funniest 

part�察�and when he opened it�察�he looked like a fish trying to talk。                 He was 

dressed in silvery white�察�shaded to blue and green。 

     With a sudden nod�察�he pointed to the road which opened behind him 

down through the depths of the water until lost in the distance。 

     Little Mary Louise could not take her eyes from him�察�and�察�forgetting 

all about the old fisherman and the boat�察�she bent over more and more�察�so 

as to look closer at the funny little old man�察�until�察�splash� �down she went 

into the water。 



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     Then came a tremendous ringing in her ears and she felt her breath go 

and   she   knew   nothing   more   until   she   found   herself   standing   with   the 

strange little fish man by the side of a splendid carriage made of a scallop 

shell�察  �burnished   until   it   shone   with   pearl   and   silver�察  �and   drawn   by   two 

beautiful gold´fish and two silver´fish harnessed with the silken threads of 

the finest sea´mosses�察�and driven by an old coachman that looked like a 

mackerel。 

     ;We are the sea´horses of the deep�察            �And we race through the waters 

blue�察    �Faster    than   wind    and   swifter   than    tide   We    gallop    the  ocean 

through。; 

     ;Jump in�察─  �said   the  little  old   fish   man�察  �and   without   a  question   Mary 

Louise stepped into the carriage and sat down on the beautiful pea´green 

cushions。 

     Then the little man got in�察�the mackerel´faced coachman cracked his 

whip�察�the gold and the silver fishes darted ahead�察�and away they went。 

     Great trees waved their long branches as the carriage swept past�察�and 

odd´looking   shapes   came   out   from  behind   them。          Huge   mouths   opened 

and shut�察�long arms waved about trying to catch anything in their reach�察�

and   fierce   looking   monsters   with   fishes'   heads   came   rushing   in   from  all 

sides�察�to stare at little Mary Louise with their great savage eyes。 

     Presently  the   little   old   man   stood   up   and   bowing   politely�察  �told   them 

that Mary Louise had never caught a fish with a cruel hook。 

     Then   these   dreadful   monsters   snapped   their   horny   jaws   and   swam 

away。 

     At   once   the   mackerel´faced   coachman   whipped   up   his   team   of   gold 

and silver fishes and away they went spinning down the road again。 

     At   last   the   carriage   stopped   in   front   of   a   fine   mansion�察  �and   Mary 

Louise and the little old man jumped out on the smooth beach of sparkling 

sand which sloped down to a glassy lake on which curious and beautiful 

little boats were sailing in all directions。 

     Along the edge of the lake were many houses�察�some stately castles and 

some     little  cottages。    The     little  cottages   were    covered     with   creeping 

plants   abloom   with   red   flowers   and   the   stately   castles   with   moss   like 

vines。 



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