The Little Mermaid (Faerie Tale Collection)
“KEEL BIT BACK the words he wanted to shout at the pain of feeling his tail slowly rip apart and the human legs grow. With Pearl right there, watching on, he needed to be strong. They had decided to allow him to change first, go on land, and see if he could trade or barter for clothing for her. But great kettlefish, he had forgotten how painful this process was. He could attempt to persuade Pearl not to try something this awful, but he knew it would be hopeless.
“Argh!” he gasped, and then cough...ed and hacked and hacked as his lungs burned. They clearly were not dry enough for inhaling large quantities of air at this time. But deuce it all, this hurt. So. Much.
“Are you well?” she asked, her face full of concern next to him. She was on the other side of a jagged cropping of rock a few hundred yards from the landfolks’ port.
With the tide going out as it was, the ocean was much calmer than it could have been. Every few minutes, though, a giant wave would still make its way up to them, drenching them and attempting to slam them both into the ledge where they were perched, facing the water.MoreLess
“Argh!” he gasped, and then cough...ed and hacked and hacked as his lungs burned. They clearly were not dry enough for inhaling large quantities of air at this time. But deuce it all, this hurt. So. Much.
“Are you well?” she asked, her face full of concern next to him. She was on the other side of a jagged cropping of rock a few hundred yards from the landfolks’ port.
With the tide going out as it was, the ocean was much calmer than it could have been. Every few minutes, though, a giant wave would still make its way up to them, drenching them and attempting to slam them both into the ledge where they were perched, facing the water.MoreLess
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