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September 23, 2022 66 mins
In which Carla explores the kerfuffle behind The Little Mermaid.
Original story by Hans Christian Andersen begins at 19:22

Recommended Reading:
Haunted Waters by Mary Pope Osborne https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780763629953
Disney: The Little Mermaid: The Film Script https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781645171522
The Little Mermaid: The Classic Edition https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781604333770
The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales, the (Illustrated with Interactive Elements) https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780062692597

The Little Mermaid movie https://bookshop.org/a/6560/0786936860764

https://letterboxd.com/actor/halle-bailey/
https://letterboxd.com/film/the-little-mermaid-2023/
https://letterboxd.com/film/the-little-mermaid/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/phallus-purposely-added-artwork-little-mermaid-vhs-cover/
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-aroused-minister/

https://letterboxd.com/film/the-princess-and-the-frog/
https://letterboxd.com/film/pocahontas/

Iliza: The unrealistic idea of being a mermaid: https://youtube.com/watch?v=UJ4xit7_ybc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mythological_human_hybrids
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undine_(novella)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Children%27s_Book_Day

 
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