by Nir Is Gay
Artwork: Evyatar & Nir
Copyright © 2018
Ariel, a sixteen-year-old mermaid princess, is unhappy with underwater life in the kingdom of Atlantica, and is curious about the human world.Ariel often goes to the surface of the ocean to visit Scuttle, a seagull who offers very inaccurate knowledge of human lifes. She ignores the warnings of her father King Triton
One night, Ariel, Flounder, and Sebastian travel to the ocean surface to watch a celebration for the birthday of Prince Eric on a ship. Ariel instantly becomes in love with Eric. A violent storm arrives, with a bolt of lightning striking the ship, engulfing it in flames and eventually destroying it, tossing Eric overboard. She rescues Eric and brings him to shore. Ariel sings to Eric, but immediately leaves just as he regains consciousness to avoid being discovered. Fascinated by the memory of her voice, Eric vows to find who saved and sang to him, and Ariel vows to find a way to join him and his world. When Triton discovers Ariel’s love for Eric, Triton punishes Ariel for her love to prince Eric. Then lured to Ursula hidden place
Ursula tricks Ariel into making a deal to transform her into a human for three days in exchange for Ariel’s voice, which Ursula puts in a nautilus shell. Within these three days, Ariel must receive the “kiss of true love” from Eric. If Ariel gets Eric to kiss her, she will remain a human for ever. Otherwise, she will transform back into a mermaid and be captured by Ursula. Ariel accepts, and is given human legs to emerge to the land above. Eric finds Ariel on the beach and takes her to his castle, unaware that she is the one who had rescued him earlier. Ariel spends time with Eric, and at the end of the second day, they almost kiss, but are disrupted . Furious at their narrow escape, Ursula sets a trap for Eric and Ariel: she disguises herself as a beautiful young woman named Vanessa and hypnotizes Eric with her singing voice.
Discovering that Vanessa is actually Ursula in disguise, a friend of Ariel informs her of Ursula’s plan to marry Eric’ Assisted by her friends, Ariel stops Eric’s wedding to Ursula, destroying the nautilus shell around Ursula’s neck and restoring Ariel’s voice. Realizing that Ariel is the girl who saved his life, Eric rushes to kiss her, but the sun sets, and Ariel transforms back into a mermaid before Ursula kidnaps her. Ursula tricks Triton into taking Ariel’s place as Ursula’s prisoner, giving up his trident. Ariel is released as Triton is transformed into a polyp. Ursula steps forward as the new queen, but before she can use the trident(קלשון), Eric intervenes with a harpoon(צלצל). Ursula attempts to attack Eric. Enraged, Ursula uses the trident to expand into monstrous proportions.
Ariel and Eric reunite on the surface before Ursula gains full control of the entire ocean, creating a storm and bringing sunken ships to the surface. In her attempt to murder Ariel, Ursula herself is impaled on one of the wrecked ships piloted by Eric. With Ursula slain, Triton and the other polyps are restored to their original forms. Realizing that Ariel truly loves Eric, Triton willingly changes her from a mermaid into a human and approves her marriage to Eric. Ariel and Eric marry on a ship and depart.
Published: Jan 22, 2018
Latest Revision: Jan 22, 2018
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