I wish I could be one of them.

I wish I could tell the truth.

I wish I could marry the prince.

If I can't ... if I can't ... if I can't ...

If I can't I would bless my dear prince,

and I would say goodbye.

GOODBYE MY DEAR PRINCE!

The Little Mermaid

Deep inside the sea,

there lived a little mermaid.

She was a princess who loved to see the outside world.

One night, she visited the seaside.

The mermaid went up to the surface.

She was so excited to see a big ship.

“How fantastic!”

In the sky, the sparking lights were bright.

People in the ship were singing and dancing,

and a prince was playing with a funny dog.

‘How handsome he is!’

thought the mermaid.

Suddenly, a big storm came up

and the ship was broken down.

“Oh, no! He is in danger!”

shouted the mermaid.

She swam to the prince dying in the sea.

She took him to the seashore.

And, she laid him down.

Soon, a lady passed by the seashore.

And, the mermaid hid herself behind the rock.

The prince woke up and saw the lady.

He said,

“Thank you for saving my life.”

The lady took the prince to his palace.

The mermaid could not forget about the prince.

'I wish I had human legs!'

thought the mermaid.

The mermaid visited the sea witch.

She said,

"I want human legs."

“Can you help me?”

“Sure, I can if you give me your voice.”

The mermaid promised to give the witch her voice,

and she finally got human legs.

The witch shouted,

“Don't forget!"

"If you don't marry the prince,

you will become bubbles.”

At the seashore, the prince saw the mermaid.

The prince said,

"You look familiar."

“Do I know you?”

The mermaid wanted to say something,

but her voice was totally gone.

Soon, the prince took the mermaid to his palace.

In his palace, the mermaid おうじの　おしろで、にんぎょひめは

was happy for a while.

However, one day the prince

showed the mermaid a lady.

“I'm going to marry this lady.”

“Once she saved my life.”

The mermaid was so sad,

but she could not say anything.

At night,

the mermaid heard her sisters.

They were calling the mermaid from the sea.

The mermaid went outside.

“Kill the prince, and save your life!”

they shouted.

The mermaid went into the prince's room.

He was sleeping peacefully.

She saw the prince and thought,

‘I can't kill the prince.'

'I would rather die.'

The next day, the mermaid

blessed the prince's wedding.

Then, she jumped into the water.

Soon, she became bubbles in the sea,

but her beautiful heart

rested in peace in heaven.