The Little Mermaid (from the perspective of the prince - tutorial exercise)
I’m celebrating my birthday on my ship. Everyone was
having fun but it’s nothing special for me anymore as I have been celebrating it every year
since the day I born, I’m used to it. I went out to catch some fresh air and
flee myself with the wind and waves. Then, I saw something shiny far under the
sea, I thought it was the reflection of my ship’s lighting. I did not bother at
first but it coming closer and closer. When I look closer with tip toe, I fell
into the sea.
Next day, I woke up in a temple. A girl from the
temple came and greet me. I try to recall back what had happened. My ship
sank due to a great storm, but before that…“Oh yeah! I saw a mermaid!” “I can’t
believe I saw a mermaid!” Then, I hesitated. “This
must not be true” “But then again I saw it with my own eyes!” I try to
recall carefully. “Yes, the mermaid was real and … she is so beautiful.” I can
never forget the ever first moment that I look at her, her beauty had engraved
in my mind. “She saved me from drowning?”
A week after, my father, the king forced me to
marry the girl from the temple, which he believed was the girl thar saved me on
my birthday that day and also the main reason is that she is from the royals. I
tried to refuse and did a lot of rebellious actions to go against my father as
I could not forget the mermaid, the stunning girl I saw swimming under the sea.
My eager and desire to meet her again were just beyond my control. “I think I’m deeply falling in love with her, a girl that
I do not know who she is.” However, I cannot do anything but be obedient my parents. I’m the prince but I have no freedom, a freedom to marry the girl I
loved. I’m disappointed and mad at myself. I walked by the seashore in the
middle of the night, wishing she would appear in front of me again from the bottom
my heart. “Please let me see you again.” I
wished with a grieved heart.
The day has arrived. All the royals are dancing gracefully
on my wedding. Suddenly, a good-looking girl appeared from nowhere, dancing
stunningly in between, she dances like no one else. She charms the whole court
with her dancing. Everyone give out their places prominently and attracted to
this charming beautiful girl as well. I walked towards her and befriend her but
she cannot communicate except her eyes and gestures.
“What a beautiful blue watery eyes she got!” “But
why I felt pain through her eyes?” “It inadvertently makes my heartache too.”
“Wait a minute! You look familiar. Did I meet you
somewhere before?” She is not answering me. “Oh my
goodness! Is her!!” “How can I take such a long time to recognize her?” “Nice
to meet you, my mermaid.” I greeted her from my heart. I smiled at her,
she smiled back at me. A brilliant smile that cannot be described into any framework
of language.
“Now, let’s welcome our prince and princess!” my
father announced to everyone proudly. Her eyes already filled with sadness and
tears. “Oh baby, don’t cry. I love you more than
anyone else.” “I knew it was you that day, you saved my life.” Now, I
believed even more that we were deeply in love with each other. However, our
inevitable fates separated us apart. The fate of us crashes my heart and crumble
down. “Although I’m marrying another woman but
please remember my heart forever with you. I know my love will be remembered so
please don’t cry, give me chilling laughter instead of hot tears.”
Next day morning
will be my wedding ceremony but I cannot put myself to sleep so I decided to wake
up at the midnight, look up to the sky. The moonbeam reminds me your shining
smile. Then I walked to the seashore again and I saw a batch of mermaids swim
to me, they were your sisters. They told me that you have drank a potion that
offered from The Sea Witch to rid yourself of your tail and grow legs but it
will cause you in horrendous pain when you walk or dance. My tears start to fall
down slowly on my cheeks. I cannot imagine how pain are you in when you dancing
in front of me. You even had given out your voice to The Sea Witch. “How much sacrifices and risks you have taken up for me?” They even told me you will only gain a
human soul if I marry you. Otherwise, you will die and not live the normal
mermaid lifespan of 300 years. I cannot stand it anymore. I kneel down and cry
out loud like a baby. “I love you but I can’t marry
you, what should I do?” I am so mad and angry at myself of being such a
coward to against my father and sacrifice. My heart breaks.
I knew she
could become a mermaid again if she uses the magical knife to kill me and let
my blood touches her legs. I think this is the only thing I can do for her
which is to let her murder me. I went back to my castle and go back to my bed
without fear. “Even if I take a brutal action, I
can manage if it was for you so please don’t hesitate when you come to me, I
will give myself to you, and I will protect you!” I cried myself into
sleep.
Next day, the early sunlight came down and brightened up my room. A blinding force that reminds me of her comes down. She did not kill me instead throws herself into the sea and dissolves into sea foam. She becomes a spirit daughter of the air who will gain an immortal soul after 300 years, a spirit that lives in the sky.
Next day, the early sunlight came down and brightened up my room. A blinding force that reminds me of her comes down. She did not kill me instead throws herself into the sea and dissolves into sea foam. She becomes a spirit daughter of the air who will gain an immortal soul after 300 years, a spirit that lives in the sky.
