The Little Mermaid's PAINFUL Origin (Disney)

[@ameliah.6121]

I remember my mom would read this to me when I was a kid, and she always kissed my forehead afterwards and said "Don't ever let a man become your whole life. Cuz he will fall in love with someone else and leave you heartbroken for all eternity ". That was her moral. And yes... She's divorced.

[@tan89284]

I'm curious to know if that has impacted your pattern of love and relationships now that you're an adult?

[@rafezapapri8208]

O-O

[@julnjake]

Amelia H. Im so sorry 🥺😫😖😭😔

[@CongressGamingINC]

Oh, that explains a lot in my life hah :,) Especially right now...

[@vive335]

Amelia? What happens now that you’re an adult?

[@asiboe]

I absolutely live for the original stories, they're so disturbing yet intriguing! Tho I'd have to say there's something about turning into sea foam that sounds like a very peaceful end

[@sunny-mg9ug]

Jori Baumgart true

[@Eclipse-mf6hc]

You should go to Tivoli, go to The Flying Trunk ride (pretty sure that’s what it’s called) it’s basically a bunch of Hans Christian Anderson’s stories, so go. While you’re there, get a French hot dog bun with a red sausage and French dressing, best things in existence- boy I miss Denmark, my farfar (danish for father’s father) turned 80 last week. Lol, jk you’d have to go to Copenhagen to find the place. 𝒟𝒶𝓃𝓂𝒶𝓇𝓀 𝑒𝓇 𝓂𝒾𝓉 𝒽𝒿𝑒𝓂...

[@gloriafuld4229]

Rachel A'Hara theres a bunch of tivolis, lol. Doesn’t tivoli just mean carnival?

[@rookideetrainer1635]

@@gloriafuld4229 Well it's pretty obvious what they meant wasn't just an average thing (because of Ice Storm). Even if that is true. But never the less the only Tivoli I hear of (as a Dane) is the one in Copenhagen. But I'm not educated on the matter, so if I'm wrong then sorry.

[@gloriafuld4229]

Shiny Litten Simba oh ok. You are probably more educated than i am, haha. Im American, but ive been to Europe 8 times. We went to multiple tivolis, but in different countries in Europe so idk :/

[@Scarboroughfair742]

"Why is my child into dark things? I only gave them fairy tales to read as a kid" The fairy tales:

[@cartooncritique6625]

Fairytales were originally meant to scare children into listening to their parents. XD

[@alexp.d3689]

@@cartooncritique6625 We should bring that back lol XD

[@ThatOneKaijuFan]

LMFAOOOO

[@aventuriledragomirei23]

@@cartooncritique6625 -Fairy tales have a mythical structure. They have the purpose of teaching how to live. They are lessons, therapies and entertainment, all in one. (And I'm not including Disney's movies. Disney is destroying myths.)

[@natashadandeli]

You didn’t ruin my childhood- *you enhanced it.*

[@wudman13]

Natasha Hauck Yes

[@crozdwirez]

that's a good way o' lookin' at it. **double thumbs up**

[@azelia5489]

:)

[@anormalfangirl7408]

This version is literally my childhood before i watch disney's. Read it from a literal children's storybook

[@VikkiXD]

I rember reading a book about how she had to stab the prince and the heart or something, but now I rember thw whole video!

[@stan8479]

The fact that she kisses the bride’s forehead makes me happy and sad at the same time. She’s suffered so much but holds not an ounce of contempt in her heart for the couple... that is true love.

[@certainlysoup508]

yes

[@happilyevernever4289]

More like obsession

[@user-pz6kq2tv9m]

@@happilyevernever4289 more like self-destruction

[@ms.x1669]

I love the little mermaid, she's a bit of a pick me though.

[@user-pz6kq2tv9m]

@@ms.x1669 how? she literally can't speak

[@itsthatonechickagaincallth7843]

We had a school assignment on Disney, and the question was "what was one lesson that Disney movies taught you growing up?" And my response was "it's okay to have emotional baggage as long as you're beautiful." I got an A...

[@thea_therian]

That is amazing

[@cleoblackbird2210]

Lol🤣🤣🤣

[@Baphome_T]

And then everyone clapped?

[@mamagayo1]

Aiika ! HVICHCYGIHUUDUUGU

[@bottledducky9610]

lmAO

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

*Ariel:* [turning herself into a sea foam] _PRINCE ERIC, I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD..._

[@LiliannEnder]

*S A T A N I C W H E E Z E*

[@PrincessPheonix06]

W H E E Z E

[@spook448]

B I G W H E E Z E

[@ascenze]

S U P E R D U P E R W H E E Z I N G

[@kireisayur]

OMG THANK YOUU

[@kalthepal1453]

Is no one mentioning how creepy the mermaids are singing about how great life is under the sea before the sailors die? I can just imagine it and their echoing voices... 😵

[@shadow_shine3578]

Maybe it's to ease their hearts since they're going to drown anyway? Also this woman's voice, she should narrate books for an audio book company she'd be so talented

[@Alizudo]

@@shadow_shine3578 CORALINE. SHE NEEDS TO NARRATE CORALINE.

[@shadow_shine3578]

@@Alizudo yeah

[@masteroogway6339]

They’re like sirens. They lure the men to drown in the sea by using they’re beautiful voices

[@ratboy2]

God, yeah. Hearing that was disturbing. I'm tempted to search for the original book, honestly..

[@Sakuramoch1__]

Prince: At least you and I will always be friends and never part! *FRIENDZONED*

[@thechandrazone]

Oof

[@_Moon-Lady_]

When I saw this I Thought of Adrien from MLB saying she’s Just a friend for some reason P.S I only watched small parts of MLB.

[@imnobodyatall6577]

@CreatorChan210, I LOVE YOUR PFP😳 ok here i go, TUNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA😂😂

[@andiemeneses15]

lolllll

[@randomnessandchaosgaming6309]

I feel the friend zone- *it hurts^

[@someaceashes1637]

Sea witch: every time you step on the floor it’ll feel like sharp knives Mermaid gurl: I THINK IM BOUT TO DO A WALKING HANDSTAND

[@pinkslipofpermission1605]

I'm literally laughing my ass off

[@libetsycepero1405]

Thats a really food idea

[@diamme85]

I thought of that too.

[@sergiof6315]

No, Shes committing Cut feet

[@nobodyasked5091]

HAHAHAHA

[@_eri_7601]

“ Of course this Disney story has a deep story origin. That’s why we’re here after all~ “

[@ceciliagarcia7992]

Doesn’t every Disney princess have a deep story?

[@ceciliagarcia7992]

Cinderellas sisters cut off their toes

[@A_Strawberry]

What story doesn't honestly

[@brackthomasfischer6139]

Me is White Doggy That’s the Brothers Grimm version but Disney’s is based on the Charles Perrault version!

[@arachnidsVengeance]

*C H I A K I A N D K O M A E D A F L A S H B A C K S*

[@porpletortle6894]

Lil mermaid: *doesn't kill the dude and yeets the knife into the sea* The sisters: "I went bald... For t h i s?"

[@suella7505]

I'd throw hands to my sis if I sacrificed my hard-grown hair for YEARS just for her to make me regret my life 😂

[@waveyy2e_]

Pft-

[@erinshoemaker8709]

Sad 😔

[@kat8738]

💀💀

[@ThatOneKaijuFan]

The sttory off squidwarxxxxx

[@JediBunny]

I recall my mother reading me Anderson’s version as a child and being so surprised upon watching the Disney version that there was _no_ blood. The reddest thing about the Disney version is Ariel’s hair lol

[@renno2679]

I feel like that was the reason her hair was red (unless its also red in the original?)

[@alberteebsen2638]

Wild Doggo I think it’s either blond, black or a green-ish

[@lolbiglol8155]

Wow she did read it how old you but I don't have the book

[@GremlinTime]

it represents the blood

[@atleastitry1466]

Go Jedi Bunny’s Mother

[@Nuzzling]

If only she could cry under water none of this would have happened

[@davidkonevky7372]

Ursula: "Everytime your feet touch the ground it will feel as you were walking on very sharp knifes" Ariel: *uses shoes* Ursula: god damnit

[@HonestFarmerLigue1Fan]

shoes used to be luxury items.. not just everyone can have them

[@deemack688]

So just because you’re wearing something on your feet you think your feet stop being FEET? Even if shod they are still FEET ON THE GROUND! Fool

[@bethanyflarrety4656]

Ariel: convinces servants to carry her everywhere Ursula: ...

[@victorlolxd7347]

@@HonestFarmerLigue1FanWas that a thing?

[@luvxoxundertalehazbinhotel1835]

I took it literally, I thought it was just if they touch the ground and not anything else, like the floor is lava 😂​@@deemack688

[@Crystal-sb8mo]

I'm starting to think Ariel is crazy.

[@lightskin_ariel8264]

Me too

[@josie3221]

she is, but it's the animations lol

[@nurfet4729]

Im gonna be honest with you... We're all crazy including me Cus i kill people

[@audi1bsaify]

Me to

[@sassycat9721]

@@nurfet4729 oh...

[@Swarming-Languendo]

Jesus, she has the nerves of steel. Never knew how messed up the actual stories can be

[@ratboy2]

She was willing to do anything for the man she loved. I don't know if a real person could go through that, but I've heard that this story was written because of Anderson's unrequited love for a male friend. He compared the pain he felt to being cut open and stabbed every waking moment.

[@BansheeKing22]

@@ratboy2 From my observations of human interactions i believe that is what unrequited love is supposed to feel like. I've never been in love nor do I know what it feels like. All I know is from my silent observations of the humans.

[@ratboy2]

@@BansheeKing22 ...okay, dude. You're a bit weird. "Silent observations of the humans?" You good?

[@Sabrina-dp3ki]

@@ratboy2 HAHAHAHAHAH Cant believe you made me laugh, after this story lol.

[@Sabrina-dp3ki]

@@ratboy2 best comment ever

[@Your_daily_edit]

I remember in one version of this story. The Prince built a pond in his castle's gardens and would visit it nightly with flowers in memory of his dearest friend

[@eliza.the.earthling]

WHYYYYY 😭

[@hoimuk]

@@eliza.the.earthling Cause for the prince she is a great FriENd...... But I cried hard watching this story. Ariel was my fav princess.

[@msmiyuki2340]

@@hoimuk same i cried 🥲

[@hoimuk]

@@msmiyuki2340 😭

[@paulagranger6479]

if only the prince knew it was the little mermaid who saved him, maybe he'd marry the little mermaid instead.

[@simq7452]

14:22 Is she putting her feet in the seawater? Is she actually bleeding? If so, she is in major pain. Seawater + open cuts = OW

[@libetsycepero1405]

Oooof

[@just_cattttt1620]

Oooooooooooooooooooofff...

[@CongressGamingINC]

Oh yes I can confirm. It turned out I had to get surgery because of bacteria blocking the meds and there was a chance they would’ve had to cut off my foot of it started to get to my heart :,) I no longer go to the ocean

[@simq7452]

@@CongressGamingINC That must've been rough. Glad to have you alright!

[@Alizudo]

It says that the seawater is the only thing that actually soothes her pain.

[@kaydamn]

To be honest... I really like the original little mermaid. It's.. It's really depressing, but, it shows how true love could be. It's really cute.. And really sad, but I love it i.. I don't know. It leaves a soft warm hole in my heart. She truly loved him. In the end, she wasn't mad. She loved him, she'd do it all, just for him. It turns out I'm a sap for good stories. Edit: holy crap. Most commented post with 2nd edit: 1.7k-

[@devilovesdevil]

Also caution not to give so much for someone with no regard to yourself imo

[@restinplace1464]

That's obsession

[@kaydamn]

@@devilovesdevil very true-

[@kaydamn]

@@restinplace1464 Well shit

[@m00shmallow81]

You're right. This story isn't sugarcoated. When you truly love someone, you'd do your very best to see them happy. Even if it's not with you. It's so bittersweet, but that's how love is in the real world as well.

[@aleanapineda882]

“Every time your foot touches the ground, it’ll feel like stepping on knives.” Ariel: “So anyway I started rolling in a wheelchair.”

[@mszimeri2800]

Fun Fact: There is a theory that Andersen was in love with another man and wrote the story of the little mermaid after he got invited to this mans wedding

[@KindredKeepsake]

+MsZimeri Really? T_T That is so sad!

[@mszimeri2800]

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Gurl what are you even talking about ?

[@lexthedork4040]

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess The hell is your problem?

[@thepoliticalgunnut8018]

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Got em

[@myragingwhormoans]

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess ok boomer

[@elizagevorgyan3155]

When I was little I read this story and I was horrified. I told my mom and ask her why wasn't there any kind of Happy Ending and she said because the girl was dumb, so this has become a motivation for me to study hard and not to fall for some weird guy's charm. *STUDY HARD KIDS*

[@statvesque6634]

😸👌

[@rawpaw7071]

@@statvesque6634 hi twin

[@spectralight8412]

I remember my mom told me she had my older brother when she was 16 and I thought it was normal for girls to get married at 16 thanks to the movie. I asked my mom if I had to get married or have kids too at that age. She said something along the lines of, only dumb girls do that, or I wouldn't have a quinceñera if I ever thought about doing that. 😆

[@natashadandeli]

Spectra Light 👏👏👏👏👏

[@azadalamiq]

@@spectralight8412 i doubt that, mom just using that as an excuse. the time period for the little mermaid you was an adult at 15/16.

[@saschacecilia7993]

when you heard the original as a child *awkward silence*

[@miglek9613]

I saw an animated version of the nearly original just casually shown in a pre-bedtime children's show, in that version she didn't even get her second chance, I think. There were many tears lol

[@thyraeriksen7898]

idk if you lived in denmark but remember the H.C. Andersen show, where it was basically drawn like disney but was the original story?

[@northsea7073]

I grew up watching a short show were the story was told

[@northsea7073]

@@thyraeriksen7898 I remember

[@xkajdjeo]

I'm 11 rn..

[@silkpup5897]

Anderson wrote this story after he fell in love with a man who rejected and disowned him, the reason Ariel is a mermaid and the prince is a human is because he wanted to represent forbidden love and ending up unhappy in both stories

[@bettyunicorn6132]

So sad. 😭

[@bethsansy7339]

As a trans girl, the DISNEY version of this story filled me with so much emotion, but the original one is a nightmare, it hits to the core in a way that I didn't understand until I was older.

[@bethsansy7339]

@jennie kim You never truel get over the first, not entirely

[@akaiyoru2681]

@@bethsansy7339 Czech version of this story is much closer to the original than Disney...well, it wasn't exactly made with children in mind

[@LOREIRIN]

That's just a theory, b

[@deletedsongs2292]

I know littlest Died with a broken heart, but it makes me happy that she at least she died still having her family there for her and loving her instead of dying alone, she has people to remember her. But its good that she got another chance to win a happy life

[@kookiemonster9709]

Random "innocent" disney movie: *exists* Matpat/abitfrank : im abt to end this whole man's career

[@angelagarcia7093]

😂

[@Mariyanthi]

"Random folklore fairytale exists " Disney :It's free real estate!

[@kayleighisdumb6974]

Sisters: so we sold our hair for this, pls stab his heart Ariel: **throws it away** Sisters: b*** what

[@elmoiscursed1692]

@carolina hernandez I would have just stabbed him and say this "sorry bro there my sisters they sold there hair to do this"

[@dixiegraves3154]

I’ve seen the same story but in a different from (edit: it’s great 👍🏻)

[@eklisme]

I already knew the story a long time ago and Sisters: Let's chop of our hair tl help Ariel: Thank you so much guys Sisters: Now you have to kill him Ariel: I don't think i have the facilitys

[@-moonlette-6143]

Its just hairs

[@NotMungaru]

Cawhain I would be mad

[@andreslopez7267]

Ursula: I will grant you legs if you give me your laptop Me: Ah hell no!

[@brycenmayer7686]

*_NEVER THE LAPTOP!!!_*

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Hmm so your laptop works underwater? :P lol

[@poisonedyoyo]

You can buy a new laptop, can't buy a voice. Well maybe int he future you can.

[@hetaliaheart5201]

Ur a merman/maid?

[@technoboo4740]

My favorite original origin Story so far... Is Cinderella’s Idk why...Something about the eyes and crows, and heels being cut off...seemed interesting and mesmerizing to me...

[@ShinoriDelfrim]

I can agree with you there.

[@animegulags604]

And the eyes getting ate out by birds 🤪🤩

[@katsuki420]

Now I m interested in that 👻✨

[@katsuki420]

Now I m interested in that 👻✨

[@Mariyanthi]

In fact ,this is not an original story for Cinderella ! It's a very ancient folklore with not a certain origin ! We even have our own version in Greece ,which "Cinderella ( her nane is Rhodopis) " is a Greek slave in Egypt and falls in love with the Pharaoh.

[@coolbeans5911]

"Would you make a deal with the sea witch? She only takes the the most precious thing you have" *looks over at my sleeping dog* _never_

[@isla.luvs.skellies]

_too... precious..._

[@_manger]

*TOO PRECIOUS EVEN FOR RARITY*

[@Katto846]

SO TRUE

[@ryleegerdeman5770]

Omg saaaaaammmmmeeeee! Someone can offer me $100,000,000,000 for my dog and I still won't give her to them

[@lolbiglol8155]

I don't have a dog SO IS SHE LOOKING AT ME oh hall no Super never I'm not giving her my voice or shmoot I need my voice it gets me friends

[@erinh5713]

This just kinda sounds like the myth of an Undine/Ondine. They're water nymphs that rely on love to gain a soul, but if the person they get a soul from is unfaithful, the human is cursed to die.

[@sunny-mg9ug]

Erin H are Undine/Ondines from Greek Mythology?

[@azadalamiq]

gaelic actually.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Oh wow that's amazing, I wanna learn more now :o

[@manmoy4104]

@@sunny-mg9ug I read that a Swiss occultist named Paracelsus von Hohenheim first described Undines, but i could be wrong, he may have gotten it from the bazillion different myths of water spirits and nymphs from European folklore

[@wanderer_1018]

sisters: lets sing them to death Ariel: _nah I'll stalk the prince_

[@natevans8024]

There's a Japanese animated movie that tells the original tale (w a lil twist at the end) it's amazing and scared me as a wee kid

[@rae4417]

What's it called?

[@lunariumaqua3033]

Tell us the title of it

[@kenzierasmussen442]

Hannah Dyer pretty sure you’re talking about Panyo

[@nelsama0881]

Do you mean "Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid" from 1975? :)

[@ladyangelsongbird]

That movie changed my life forever (In a good way). At the time, I was addicted to Disney's The Little Mermaid, and I stumbled upon this destiny music video called "The True Story of The Little Mermaid". Then I found the movie on KZbin. I got mad at Disney and even wrote an argument in 4th grade (I was 9) about it. The story never made me cry or freak out, I just plain loved it. Definitely recommend. Look up Han's Christan Andersen's The Little Mermaid 1975 on KZbin and the movie will come up.

[@xavierlord-whitfield2454]

The little mermaid gets friendzoned to death.

[@rubix12358]

Xavier Lord-Whitfield 😂😂😂😂😂

[@skogsmumrik]

Underrated!!

[@Cornerstanding]

Lol😆😂😅😊!!!

[@lolbiglol8155]

That's sad :( now I'm too scared to confess to my crush

[@squidwardis_life102]

Ultimate Simp😔😂

[@JJ-ie6gp]

There used to be an animated movie just like this when i was much younger, i didn't understand the tragedy at then and instead of turning into sea foam, she turned into a sea spirit along with all the other mermaids who went to the sea witch.

[@bethanyflarrety4656]

I think I saw the same one maybe! She had blonde hair in it, and when she disappeared off the boat when she couldn't kill the prince he yelled out to her "princess mermaid, princess mermaid"...is that the one The one I saw was in a collection of animated fairy tales on a disk I'm pretty sure and they were all Hans Christian Andersen I think

[@WhoElseWillIHaveIceCreamWith]

What was the name of this show??

[@muchoomoorek]

Original story was the one that I knew about before watching "The Litte Mermaid" *SO NICE TRY, BUT YOU CAN'T RUIN MY CHILDCHOOD*

[@abitfrank]

I'VE BEEN TWHARTED! ;D

[@julianmartinez4719]

Because you tought "is so dark and disturbing, I LOVE IT"

[@muchoomoorek]

@@julianmartinez4719 well... I surely love it now, but I don't quite remember what I thought when I was younger (I was like 6 when I watched "The Darker Version")

[@FainthedCherry]

*OH GOD YOU TOO*

[@muchoomoorek]

@@FainthedCherry *YEAH*

[@rollenmuziek]

Me: what even is the most precious thing I have?

[@thecowknownaspablo735]

Jaq Neebe yourself

[@helen8022]

For me it...it might be my dog. Hmmmm a strange man or my dog? Hmmm. Nah I'm good with my dog.

[@kamakeii]

My eraser.you do not want to know how obsessed I am with my eraser.

[@rollenmuziek]

The Cow Known as Pablo, I can understand that philosophically maybe but not believe it. I mean TLM traded her voice/tongue, and her sister parted with their hair... but I’m like, “I just kinda suck, what do you want from me, sea witch?”

[@ipromiseimtrying]

Me: feelings A soul Happiness???? AIR *FOOD* ?!?!?!

[@paxiau3166]

I actually like That seawitch in Anderson‘s tale...

[@alberteebsen2638]

Andersen* your welcome :)

[@ratboy2]

She at least tried to tell Ariel that it wasn't a good idea. She seems to be a "This isn't a good idea but I won't stop you." Sorta character.

[@MikaelaCher]

@@ratboy2 i haven't read the book but i don't think the witch tells her is a bad idea, she just tells her the bad parts about the potion and asks if she is sure of her decision. Also i love that she is feeding her pet frog in her mouth, seems very classy

[@ratboy2]

@@MikaelaCher Well, yeah, true. Also I haven't read it either haha

[@valerievargas1548]

I know she wasn't a villain like Ursula since she did warn the mermaid that she will become seafoam if the prince doesn't love her back.

[@lovely_galaxy2120]

U should totally do the history of nursery rhymes it’s REALLY creepy.....

[@erandidi6518]

OoOOOOO *Sits down on floor* TELL ME, TELL ME!

[@sadiyashaikh1440]

omg gr8 idea 😍😍

[@Lemonnitenite]

Yes please ~

[@bellac6311]

“Ring a ring of roses”, and “Mary Mary quite Contrary” are probably the darkest and most messed up...

[@drankydrank1]

Doesn't the Gingerbread Man decapitate a man, fill the neck stump with rocks, and throw the body in a river? lol I'm probably mixing this up, but some of them are brutal.

[@yaoi5987]

Tongue: *gets cut out* Littlest: *can't talk* Voice box: Am I a joke to you?

[@Alizudo]

You are vastly underestimating how important the tongue is for talking.

[@alyc6014]

@@Alizudo she would still be able to make sounds just not words

[@Alizudo]

@@alyc6014 Yes. But grunts and screams is not talking

[@siaorihara]

Yeah you can talk without a tongue but you can’t articulate words XD

[@JamesJNothingIsTooSensitive]

@@siaorihara Nah bruh, you can make *_sounds_* without a tongue, but *_talking_* by definition requires specific, articulate sounds that a tongue is required for in humanoids.

[@samiiseph]

After listening to this story a good amount of times, I get the sense Littlest was actually in love with the idea of inmortality more than in love with the actual prince, and that's the reason she endured everything she did...

[@alexp.d3689]

Bingo ... The prince was more or less a means to an end more than anything else ...

[@Lilithly]

If it was she would have killed the prince to at least have 286 more years to live.

[@alexp.d3689]

@@Lilithly and then dissolve into nothingness ,great lifes those Mermaid's live ... 😂

[@bittersweetti3351]

And nobody thinks her red hair is abnormal at all.

[@flamevix]

Well to be fair, she didn't have red hair in the original story.

[@ipromiseimtrying]

@@flamevix what type hair did she have?

[@UnfamiliarEyes]

Lily Rose I think she was blonde

[@GamingHero...]

@@UnfamiliarEyes she was going to be blonde in the disney movie as well, if there hadn't been a blonde mermaid movie a year before I think

[@UnfamiliarEyes]

Gaming Hero yeah

[@MeatCanInc]

I like that version better Plus your art style make it a lot more immersive Plus about the final question: I hould wish the witch to be an abyssal monster in exchange for my consciousness, I mean I don't have nothing I really want to remember

[@mavisedwards]

I never realized the morals to this story before. Don't give up your voice and identity for someone else. Do not idealize your life with them, as if your life has no meaning and is just "sea foam" without them. It will be a painful journey and ultimately unsatisfying to keep chasing someone who doesn't love you. She didn't kill the prince because she recognised that it had been her choice/fault the entire time- he was innocent and she still cared for him. In the end, it sounds like she still has a chance for meaning in her life, though she is still doing good deeds for others, still unrecognised for who she really is.

[@Starlight.1998]

"She who holds her tongue gets a man" I-Is that a good thing or a bad thing???

[@zoeheart8764]

bad things

[@hi-nf1lu]

@@zoeheart8764 idek what it means 😭

[@crimson5046]

@@hi-nf1lu idk if it’s literal or metaphorical but going the metaphorical route, this is my take. Depending on every relationship there are many abusive relationships. And by many I mean MANY. “She who holds her tongue gets a man” so like “She who stays silent will win the mans heart” if she stay quite and obeys the mans every word, he will be happy and therefore she will get treated “right”. If this is the route, this is a one line metaphor of relationship abuse and silence = reward Hope that helped

[@hi-nf1lu]

@@crimson5046 woah thank you!! i get it now!!

[@Rio-chii]

I think Ursula just tried to convince Ariel to give her voice up, since our mermaid didn't really want to

[@rollierolled1795]

Her voice makes it less scary and more intriguing.

[@gallezya]

But her animation (drawings) makes it scarier 🧍🏻‍♀️

[@elmoiscursed1692]

Sisters: yo sis we sold our hair to do this now stab his heart Ariel: NAHHHHH Sisters:after all we did :(

[@craftyanimates4851]

My brain: *don’t do it, you know she is gonna ruin your favorite movie from when you were 4* Me: I DONT FREAKING CARE BRAIN!!! Because she’s awesome :3 edit: wow that's a lot of likes :0 Thanks!

[@VikkiXD]

I actual read the orgian first when i was a child.

[@crozdwirez]

That's basically the whole plot to this bittersweet little mermaid story.

[@oo8962]

Oh my god the littlest mermaid is really kind. It's creepy but I'm really impressed of how kind she is. She hold no grudges for anyone. Not the prince, not the prince's wife. It's good that she become spirit of the wind, atleast she doesn't suffer that much compared to her human short life.

[@christianmarshal6117]

I’m actually cheered up by this! I heard the story over and over again but I always heard it end with her turning to foam, she no longer exists and all her suffering and pain is all she got from this whole tale so now knowing that she actually did get the promise of an immortal soul and 300 years to dwell among the humans doing kind deeds actually brightens my day!

[@alexp.d3689]

The story ends by telling the reader "Don't rely on others to go places, work hard to get to where you want to go ..." At least that's how I interpret the ending ...

[@azelia5489]

“The littlest is always the most beautiful and weird “ Wait what if another is born?

[@possums154]

The new littlest will be even MORE beautiful and MORE weird

[@shirameghnagi2588]

@@possums154 you took the words right out of my mouth.

[@hairlord306]

There can't be another because the mother died. If there was another mother maybe it would be different

[@duchi882]

*Movies Aimed for Children:* _* Exists *_ *abitfrank:* _Welp, its time to ruin people's childhoods_

[@FainthedCherry]

_That story was my childhood_ _So no, it isn't ruined, it gave my mind peace knowing who made it now_

[@unicornkitty601]

For some people same with film theory + game theory 😂

[@alberteebsen2638]

Fainthed Cherry you could just have googled it lol

[@Zachariahgloom]

This story is so poetically tragic and sad that I find it very beautiful in a strange way. Disney cut out so much of what made it that way. Dumbed it down for the kids. To quote Don Bluth, “Kids can handle anything just give them a happy ending.” This story may not have a traditional good ending, but I’d call it hopeful and optimistic if nothing else.

[@ratboy2]

Maybe children would be able to appreciate an ending that isn't ideal if they were actually exposed to media that had "bad" endings. I remember thinking about how silly it was that movie endings were all "perfect." Unrealistic. I don't think younger children need to know everything about the world, but they can handle a little sadness in a movie. The first time I saw a movie that didn't manage to keep all the protagonists happy and alive, it was a foreign movie and very eye-opening. Sad that I had to watch a film made for audiences in a completely different part of the world just to see a realistic negative end.

[@unknownstranger6875]

It's beautiful because it's about unconditional love and has a bittersweet ending. She does not get her prince and she cannot bring herself to kill him, so she sacrifices herself instead. That leads her to transcend what she is and become a daughter of the air, earning her soul. It's a beautiful message and no it does not mean that you should sacrifice yourself over a man (you really shouldn't though). It means love without expecting anything in return and wishing that person happiness. You will get something better if you do this.

[@Lilas.Duveteux]

I was actually more familiar with the original as a child since it my family had easy access to libraries but could only rent or buy dvds and there was no garentee the disney version was in store.

[@alexp.d3689]

Disney changed aspects of the story that didn't need to change ... The statue of the human littlest is obsessed with IS the reason for her to gravitate towards the prince because he looked identical to the object of her infatuation ... The relationship between the characters is better written, their motivations are way better defined,the world as well as the characters are waaay more fantastical ... The complaint that Ariel likes Eric because he's hot HAS merit ... The connection between her and Erin doesn't exist ... She's not obsessed with the statue like in the book,so her attraction towards Eric becomes much more shallow ... The book has much better narrative and characters ... Walt Disney changed the stories he adapted yes, but he also elevated them ,added new stuff ... Snow White's personality as well as her relationship with the dwarfs was a Disney addition ... Cinderella being an optimistic dreamer was also a Disney addition ... I could go on a rant about the topic, but I won't ... There are other adaptations both live action and animated that do a much better job at adapting HCA's story without f*cking it up ... The story at its core IS A TRAGEDY , turning it into happy ever after ruins the entire point of the story ... Walt Disney wanted to turn it into a feature, but never did because the story is so meticulously written that every aspect of the story LEADS DIRECTLY TO THE CLIMAX , and changing aspects of the story will greatly impact the entire thing ... My favourite version is a 1968 Russian animated version ( it's available on KZbin with subtitles ) ... The 1989 film is good , but not as good as the story Andersen wrote ... From a writing perspective they heavily downgraded the original tale ...

[@Lilithly]

Happy endings aren't "dumbing it down". It just makes for a nicer watching experience. Life itself is already sad enough, why make sad movies? I read the story as a kid and absolutely disliked it. I always preferred the disney ending.

[@tsukiakari3493]

I so love this series you made. Mostly cause of your drawing style.

[@wudman13]

Tsuki Akari Same thing here

[@vampire-p]

...why didn’t she just write “hey, I’m the one who saved you” or something. (I’m kidding don’t come for me)

[@renee_is_pink]

Actually we don't know if she knew how to write in this story, but Disney's Ariel could have.

[@DailyDungeonists]

@@rnindless true but i feel she would have been able to doodle.

[@Salma-qx3te]

omg that’s so true 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bioemiliano]

@@rnindless People in general many, many, many years ago didn't know how to write, only the monks, priests and richs could know that. How do you expect a mermaid to know how to write an read?

[@manmoy4104]

she's a mermaid. and as a human, she was a slave. so, basially illeterate

[@subject_changed4690]

I feel like this is really amazing, a beautiful story hidden behind the brutality for the sake of love. Surely a tragic story and one that should definitely be retold

[@TheButcherCat]

“Would you get a wish granted by the seas witch?” The most precious thing to me is my cats and I’ll be damned if anyone takes them from me so nah

[@aromano5137]

Same

[@ratboy2]

I have to wonder what I would wish for. I care for two people and my drawing more than anything else. I wouldn't sacrifice the lives of those people, and my drawings aren't something I'm willing to give up either.

[@hyperfixationcentral6200]

Fun fact: Hans Christian Andersen also wrote the snow queen, which was the inspiration for frozen, Hans Christian Andersen, Hans kristof anna sven! It makes more sense if you say it.

[@itspienoon7883]

Hmm, what's that story like?

[@ori2214]

Is he Norwegian?

[@hyperfixationcentral6200]

@@itspienoon7883 a bit weird, not that dark though, surprisingly

[@veniamatome9644]

Umm no

[@aditikarthik3615]

@@ori2214 he's danish

[@ryleegerdeman5770]

Would make a deal with the sea wich? She only has to take the most precious thing you own Me: Looks over at my dog *NEVER*

[@sistercharles-_-4587]

Who thinks her character looks like Coraline? Or is it just me

[@jakeandjazz3253]

Same

[@nobodyasked5091]

Nope same

[@lolbiglol8155]

✋ me lololol me

[@joudmasaad6402]

comparing an artist’s oc with another character can make them feel very insecure about it and can make them think that there not original, people don’t realize that but im telling you now, so please stop :(

[@joudmasaad6402]

Squilliam Fancyson no 😌

[@mortifiedli9711]

HOW IS THE ORIGINAL NOT MADE INTO A HORROR MOVIE YET. like if you would watch it. | |

[@lolbiglol8155]

I can make a animation of it :) I can but I'm lazy

[@a168-s8b]

I would turn it really creepy. The creepy mermaid movie hahahahah

[@joudmasaad6402]

OR JUST A MOVIE THEY CHANGED IT SO MUCH I JUST WANNA WATCH A MOVIE OF THE ORGINAL 😭

[@joudmasaad6402]

Ina Dervishi wow I saw it! It was good, But I really hope they make a new version of it

[@coyraig8332]

Probably because of the Disney movie

[@sunfwerchan1436]

Your voice is PERFECT for telling horror stories like this (take it as a compliment)

[@lilrockstar8170]

You gotta kiss him by sunset on the third day- Or the moon will crash into the earth

[@brycenmayer7686]

Lmao 😂😂

[@duckguy1386]

Some random mermaid accepting the offer: TIME FOR MORE OCEAN

[@PrincessPheonix06]

Umbrella Academy be like

[@Death-Dott]

Really? Did you have to yeet that here?

[@Scrubermensch]

What about some infinite loops, among these days? Gotta stop that ugly ass moon.

[@winonajohnson3349]

15:33 Ohhh... I thought she meant merpeople can’t cry because they’re underwater (no tears). She meant they literally are unable to cry...oof.

[@FormerlyNotKittyQueenYT]

If I had to cut my tongue off, feel the pain of my tail separating like knives, AND every step feelings like knives, for a boy, yeah no

[@availanila]

This mermaid sexually assaulted Eric by passionately kissing him when he was unconscious

[@grandmashelton9228]

Ahahaha ha

[@renno2679]

Yeah but he's a white man and she's a minority and a woman so to an SJW that's her being brave.

[@Melodyofthesea78]

@@renno2679 But being a woman isn't a minority. Lol

[@EdMalachite]

@@Melodyofthesea78 I think they where joking

[@legsbeonpoint1795]

Melodyofthesea78 being a mermaid probably is

[@kattahj]

This was the version I first heard as a child, and the first time I heard it, I found it so creepy I didn't even want to hear the end. Which made the Disney movie scarier for me too, because I thought Ariel would die. A lot of HC Andersen's stories are pretty creepy. The Story of a Mother comes to mind. BTW, PL Travers (who wrote Mary Poppins) took issue with that ending: "'But a year taken off when a child behaves and a tear shed and a day added whenever a child is naughty? Andersen, this is blackmail. And the children know it and say nothing. There's magnanimity for you."

[@ratboy2]

Some fiction writers love putting threats towards children in their stories. That's why scary myths exist. If you do bad things, you're bad and will hurt someone. If you do bad things, you're a naughty child and won't get nice things for Christmas. Etc. Some myths exist for ok reasons (like keeping kids inside and away from rivers when they're young), but it's sad that parents have always felt the need to scare their children into being good, instead of just raising them well. Be good or you'll suffer.

[@sagerix2354]

*So what Anderson is actually trying to tell us is that we've been swimming through Ariels ancestors this whole time??* :000

[@xaxstheticx8640]

Girl, I clicked so fast...

[@mecaniquefairy]

I've heard Hans Christian Andersen’s had written the little mermaid for a ballerina that was thinking of abandoning her dancing career for a man. For this alone, I love this story!

[@cheryltan1891]

MécaniqueFairy Eh, no... It was a gay love letter to a man he loved? It was mentioned in wikipedia that uh he likened the mermaid being unable to have the prince like him not being able to have the one he loved??? (Gosh, quite melodramatic...)

[@mecaniquefairy]

@@cheryltan1891 If this is true then it just got better! Yes, it's a bit melodramatic, but what a great classic origin story!

[@emmabroegger270]

@@cheryltan1891 Don't trust Wikipedia there is no sign or proof that H.C Andersen was gay (even tho it would be cool) there has been a lot of people trying to figure it by analysing his house but there is no real proof. So don't trust Wikipedia.

[@cheryltan1891]

Emma Broegger Ohhh okay thanks for the clarification whoops!

[@chickenpermission1861]

Emma Broegger, it is widely accepted that he was bisexual, and although I don’t know if he actually wrote the little mermaid for a man, it’s simply not true that his affections were at all limited to one sex. His own journal suggests many habits that contribute to him being bi, and along with the people who knew him agreeing, I think it’s safe to say that he probably attracted to both genders.

[@FoulBlooded]

This truly makes me think. This story struck me. And it filled up a lot of pieces I love and were questioning from the Disney tale that took the world by storm, many years ago.

[@toqa6735]

Three months ago I read a longa$$ comment that spelled the tea of this sad story , so i already know everything but I'm curious to hear it with your beautiful voice

[@itzelyyy3891]

I like your profile pic:)

[@toqa6735]

@@itzelyyy3891 Jinjinjinjinjiinn( ͝° ͜ʖ͡°)ᕤ

[@heysis9939]

JINNNNNNNNNN

[@txshx3289]

I'd give anything for all dogs to live for 300 years.

[@eniluna]

Natasha xo it would be harder on dogs in that way.

[@kuljitminhas8707]

@@eniluna true as that they have at least 4 owners in there life

[@Bluestar-nn2uh]

Like everyone said is based off of han Christian Anderson's struggles throughout his life like he had a beautiful singing voice when he was child and had dreams of but lost it when hit puberty, in one of his schools he was deemed a misfit, he fell in love 7 times and they were ALL unrequited, and his father was a shoe maker that's probably where the painful feet come

[@cd47art86]

If im not wrong, Hans Christian Andersen wrote the story after he was rejected by the man he loved, which makes it even more sad than it already was :'3

[@stardrop5075]

Omg! He was gay?! So cute!!!

[@actualblueberry]

@@stardrop5075 yep.

[@saeranchoi3343]

@@stardrop5075 He was most likely bi, since he fell in love with women too.

[@kiracarver988]

@@stardrop5075 not really cute when you think about the era in which he lived, unfortunately :/ Not to be a downer but the story (though unconfirmed) does make me sad.

[@stardrop5075]

@@kiracarver988 Oh.. I'm sorry for being insensitive.

[@BibleIllustrated]

Friendzoned means Soulzoned: the Torture Knives Edition By the way, for a TRULY messed up story, you can't go wrong with "Faithful John."

[@deluxeedition4639]

I just read it and, well... at least they had a happy ending, even if bizarre.... I guess.............

[@pastelguts6182]

This story makes a LOT more sense when you realize it's an allegory for unrequited gay love

[@vittoriopiorosariosavasta7590]

Andersen was corresponded by his beloved, they could not be together because of heteronormativity

[@pastelguts6182]

@@vittoriopiorosariosavasta7590 yee

[@jacqueline6124]

This was just a theory …. Y’all can’t go around sayinf stuff like that lmfao

[@tiglishnobody8750]

@@jacqueline6124 Happy Prince is about gay life of Oscar Wilde

[@idasoderlund1030]

H.C Andersen (the author of the original book) is from Denmark, just like me. So I’ve heard the real story sooo many times (so has all other Danes). And in Copenhagen (main city in Denmark) there is a statue of the littlest mermaid, sitting on a stone, by the water.

[@harry_1077]

The animation on this channel is so AMAZINGLY good my brother thought this was a professional corporation or studio

[@reese._.3675]

i grew up with this story, and just never realised it was dark because i heard it so much, we worked with it at school, read it, got it told by our parents and workers at events. it’s really good, i recommend reading more of h.c andersens works, they’re incredible, i recommend “the match girl” and “the ugly duckling”

[@mabellepryor2872]

SHE HAS NO SOUL Me: ha that’s me 3 months into school

[@teresacastillo1783]

STOP IMAGINING THINGS weirdo. Los Angeles California U.S.A Of América. iIK

[@ara6942]

When I was a child, I had a book of the original little mermaid, it was this version of little mermaid. I remember when I watched the Disney version, I got confuse to why they didn't include the knife, bald sisters, or her turning to a wind spirit. Nonetheless I still loved both versions. My favourite part has to be the ending where littlest gently kisses the forehead of the princess and smile at her Prince. She didn't show anger, nor did she show jealousy. Only sadness and a smile to greet the couples a final goodbye. That is what I love about the little mermaid, she loves him with all her heart and wants him to be happy. Even if it means she has to watch from a far.

[@riu8504]

Imagine a fierce storm comes, and your boat is sinking, then a band of sweet voices telling you to join them under the water. That would be so terrifying.

[@jonb1465]

To be honest the ending is really good, she has a chance to earn eternal life after death. And her being was not meant to, but she did it anyways!!!! I wanna be committed and strong like Ariel!!! Soooooo inspiring!!!!!!

[@alexp.d3689]

In the original tale she literally NEEDS NO MAN ... 😂 She's a girlboss

[@rosie32]

part of this *demonic* world Edit:OMG TYSM FOR THE REPLY

[@abitfrank]

Right?!

[@johngreen8344]

abitfrank I feel so bad for Ariel’s poor unfortunate soul..

[@chickenpermission1861]

This version of littlest is kinda the girl version of all the red flag ‘king sons’ from the other stories. Stalking, obsession without knowing who the person is, falling in love with an unconscious person, etc.

[@joshuayanez1123]

Little girl : iwanna be just like ariel Me:let me show you something

[@astrid8050]

"im gonna ruin your childhood." my dear abitfrank..... *you have only made it better*

[@ACo23675]

Absolutely flawless storytelling - marvellous video and animation. Thank you for your efforts!

[@RedHatClub]

I don't want to walk on the sea shore anymore...

[@aromano5137]

Or collect shells for she.

[@LuciditySleeping]

When she says that she's probably gonna ruin the little movie for you but game theory already did it *_cha cha real smooth_*

[@artofficial2]

uwu.angxle.stories little movie

[@kimmyputriraditya9379]

"Hey we're breaking up, can I have my soul back?"

[@funthingsinthephilipinesba8487]

abitfrank: So you might be familiar of the story little mermaid Me: Yeaaaaahhhhh!!!! abitfrank: Sorry, but I might ruin it for you Me:wait... WHAT...

[@KoskotOwl]

*When you are danish and allready knew H.C Andersen's story.*

[@emmabroegger270]

samme og ikke engang halvdelen ved af H.C andersen er dansk oof

[@KoskotOwl]

@@emmabroegger270 jep... det er virkelig trist :(

[@elina2310t]

I knew this since my late childhood years, that's exactly how it was in Andersen's book. It might be more bloody, more miserable and more unfortunate, but a lot of times that's how reality is. Andersen isn't a bad scary tough-face storyteller, he just doesn't wanna lie to kids and sugarcoats things when so often life doesn't. The Cinderella and a few other tales also have the original, more realistic and "brutal" versions.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

The real tale is so heartbreaking :( I remember reading it in a book when I was in grade school. I subsribed to your channel though, you have a very cheery yet soothing voice. I'll watch your other videos soon!

[@stephx9495]

I read the dark version when I was very young and I've never seen the Disney movie so this video really opened my eyes to how sad and gruesome the one I've read was. I guess as a young child I was like 'yup this is how stories go lol' XD

[@ronaldcounterman5812]

I love how when explaining the story, you sang, "Where the people are." Very cute. But then it fits your very cute voice (I'm not coming on to you, just stating my view and complimenting you).

[@chillidog1988]

A lovely voice

[@vivi1649]

Oh God you brought back some memories. I was used to Disney's Little Mermaid, but one day on TV my parents made me watch a Russian (Or was it Czech?) live action version from 1976 and I was horrified. I never got over that version. Your art is lovely! You've got yourself a new subscriber.