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11
The
fifth
sister
's
birthday
occurred
in
the
winter
;
so
when
her
turn
came
,
she
saw
what
the
others
had
not
seen
the
first
time
they
went
up
.
The
sea
looked
quite
green
,
and
large
icebergs
were
floating
about
,
each
like
a
pearl
,
she
said
,
but
larger
and
loftier
than
the
churches
built
by
men
.
They
were
of
the
most
singular
shapes
,
and
glittered
like
diamonds
.
She
had
seated
herself
upon
one
of
the
largest
,
and
let
the
wind
play
with
her
long
hair
,
and
she
remarked
that
all
the
ships
sailed
by
rapidly
,
and
steered
as
far
away
as
they
could
from
the
iceberg
,
as
if
they
were
afraid
of
it
.
Towards
evening
,
as
the
sun
went
down
,
dark
clouds
covered
the
sky
,
the
thunder
rolled
and
the
lightning
flashed
,
and
the
red
light
glowed
on
the
icebergs
as
they
rocked
and
tossed
on
the
heaving
sea
.
On
all
the
ships
the
sails
were
reefed
with
fear
and
trembling
,
while
she
sat
calmly
on
the
floating
iceberg
,
watching
the
blue
lightning
,
as
it
darted
its
forked
flashes
into
the
sea
.
12
When
first
the
sisters
had
permission
to
rise
to
the
surface
,
they
were
each
delighted
with
the
new
and
beautiful
sights
they
saw
;
but
now
,
as
grown-up
girls
,
they
could
go
when
they
pleased
,
and
they
had
become
indifferent
about
it
.
They
wished
themselves
back
again
in
the
water
,
and
after
a
month
had
passed
they
said
it
was
much
more
beautiful
down
below
,
and
pleasanter
to
be
at
home
.
Yet
often
,
in
the
evening
hours
,
the
five
sisters
would
twine
their
arms
round
each
other
,
and
rise
to
the
surface
,
in
a
row
.
13
They
had
more
beautiful
voices
than
any
human
being
could
have
;
and
before
the
approach
of
a
storm
,
and
when
they
expected
a
ship
would
be
lost
,
they
swam
before
the
vessel
,
and
sang
sweetly
of
the
delights
to
be
found
in
the
depths
of
the
sea
,
and
begging
the
sailors
not
to
fear
if
they
sank
to
the
bottom
.
But
the
sailors
could
not
understand
the
song
,
they
took
it
for
the
howling
of
the
storm
.
And
these
things
were
never
to
be
beautiful
for
them
;
for
if
the
ship
sank
,
the
men
were
drowned
,
and
their
dead
bodies
alone
reached
the
palace
of
the
Sea
King
.
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When
the
sisters
rose
,
arm-in-arm
,
through
the
water
in
this
way
,
their
youngest
sister
would
stand
quite
alone
,
looking
after
them
,
ready
to
cry
,
only
that
the
mermaids
have
no
tears
,
and
therefore
they
suffer
more
.
"
Oh
,
were
I
but
fifteen
years
old
,
"
said
she
:
"
I
know
that
I
shall
love
the
world
up
there
,
and
all
the
people
who
live
in
it
.
"
15
At
last
she
reached
her
fifteenth
year
.
"
Well
,
now
,
you
are
grown
up
,
"
said
the
old
dowager
,
her
grandmother
;
"
so
you
must
let
me
adorn
you
like
your
other
sisters
;
"
and
she
placed
a
wreath
of
white
lilies
in
her
hair
,
and
every
flower
leaf
was
half
a
pearl
.
Then
the
old
lady
ordered
eight
great
oysters
to
attach
themselves
to
the
tail
of
the
princess
to
show
her
high
rank
.
16
"
But
they
hurt
me
so
,
"
said
the
little
mermaid
.
17
"
Pride
must
suffer
pain
,
"
replied
the
old
lady
.
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18
Oh
,
how
gladly
she
would
have
shaken
off
all
this
grandeur
,
and
laid
aside
the
heavy
wreath
!
The
red
flowers
in
her
own
garden
would
have
suited
her
much
better
,
but
she
could
not
help
herself
:
so
she
said
,
"
Farewell
,
"
and
rose
as
lightly
as
a
bubble
to
the
surface
of
the
water
.
The
sun
had
just
set
as
she
raised
her
head
above
the
waves
;
but
the
clouds
were
tinted
with
crimson
and
gold
,
and
through
the
glimmering
twilight
beamed
the
evening
star
in
all
its
beauty
.
The
sea
was
calm
,
and
the
air
mild
and
fresh
.
A
large
ship
,
with
three
masts
,
lay
becalmed
on
the
water
,
with
only
one
sail
set
;
for
not
a
breeze
stiffed
,
and
the
sailors
sat
idle
on
deck
or
amongst
the
rigging
.
There
was
music
and
song
on
board
;
and
,
as
darkness
came
on
,
a
hundred
colored
lanterns
were
lighted
,
as
if
the
flags
of
all
nations
waved
in
the
air
.
The
little
mermaid
swam
close
to
the
cabin
windows
;
and
now
and
then
,
as
the
waves
lifted
her
up
,
she
could
look
in
through
clear
glass
window-panes
,
and
see
a
number
of
well-dressed
people
within
.
Among
them
was
a
young
prince
,
the
most
beautiful
of
all
,
with
large
black
eyes
;
he
was
sixteen
years
of
age
,
and
his
birthday
was
being
kept
with
much
rejoicing
.
The
sailors
were
dancing
on
deck
,
but
when
the
prince
came
out
of
the
cabin
,
more
than
a
hundred
rockets
rose
in
the
air
,
making
it
as
bright
as
day
.
The
little
mermaid
was
so
startled
that
she
dived
under
water
;
and
when
she
again
stretched
out
her
head
,
it
appeared
as
if
all
the
stars
of
heaven
were
falling
around
her
,
she
had
never
seen
such
fireworks
before
.
19
Great
suns
spurted
fire
about
,
splendid
fireflies
flew
into
the
blue
air
,
and
everything
was
reflected
in
the
clear
,
calm
sea
beneath
.
The
ship
itself
was
so
brightly
illuminated
that
all
the
people
,
and
even
the
smallest
rope
,
could
be
distinctly
and
plainly
seen
.
And
how
handsome
the
young
prince
looked
,
as
he
pressed
the
hands
of
all
present
and
smiled
at
them
,
while
the
music
resounded
through
the
clear
night
air
.
20
It
was
very
late
;
yet
the
little
mermaid
could
not
take
her
eyes
from
the
ship
,
or
from
the
beautiful
prince
.
The
colored
lanterns
had
been
extinguished
,
no
more
rockets
rose
in
the
air
,
and
the
cannon
had
ceased
firing
;
but
the
sea
became
restless
,
and
a
moaning
,
grumbling
sound
could
be
heard
beneath
the
waves
:
still
the
little
mermaid
remained
by
the
cabin
window
,
rocking
up
and
down
on
the
water
,
which
enabled
her
to
look
in
.
After
a
while
,
the
sails
were
quickly
unfurled
,
and
the
noble
ship
continued
her
passage
;
but
soon
the
waves
rose
higher
,
heavy
clouds
darkened
the
sky
,
and
lightning
appeared
in
the
distance
.
A
dreadful
storm
was
approaching
;
once
more
the
sails
were
reefed
,
and
the
great
ship
pursued
her
flying
course
over
the
raging
sea
.
The
waves
rose
mountains
high
,
as
if
they
would
have
overtopped
the
mast
;
but
the
ship
dived
like
a
swan
between
them
,
and
then
rose
again
on
their
lofty
,
foaming
crests
.
To
the
little
mermaid
this
appeared
pleasant
sport
;
not
so
to
the
sailors
.