While writing my blog post about The Little Mermaid last week I couldn't help but thinking of Melusine. Melusine's story is very alike but also so different that she deserves a blog post of her own. Like Ariel, she has a fishtail, but unlike Ariel she doesn't belong in the sea, but in sacred springs …
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Andersen vs Disney: The Little Mermaid
As a child I was infatuated with fairy tales. I can still hear my mother sigh as I re-watched 'The Little Mermaid' for the third time on the same rainy Sunday afternoon. Now I'm in my late twenties and still addicted to fairy tales. Who wants to grow up anyway? What fascinated me then was …
