The mermaid princess, Sara, lived in this castle under
the sea with her father the King and her five older sisters. All day long
they played in the great halls of the castle. The large amber windows were
open, and the fish swam up to the princesses and ate bits of food right out
of their hands.
Although Sara loved her family and their peaceful blue
world she longed to one day see the sky, the moon and, most especially, the
humans she had heard so many stories about.
"When you have reached your fifteenth year," said her father, "you will
have permission to swim up out of the sea, to sit on the rocks in the
moonlight, while the great ships are sailing by; and then perhaps you will
see the humans you dream of."
Sara waited impatiently as each of her older sisters turned fifteen and
made their voyages to the surface world.
The mermaid princess, Sara, lived in this castle under
the sea with her father the King and her five older sisters. All day long
they played in the great halls of the castle. The large amber windows were
open, and the fish swam up to the princesses and ate bits of food right out
of their hands.