![]() ![]() She swam to the shore, pulling him behind her. From far off the Little Mermaid saw tops of hills. ![]() Yet the prince was as still as he had been all night. There the two of them floated as the waves rose and fell. At last she could pull his head above the water. Then she swam up to the surface as fast as she could. She reached out and was able to grab his shirt. What was the Little Mermaid to do? She knew that human beings cannot live under the water. The Prince was flung to the side of the ship and thrown overboard! Down into the sea he fell. But then, all at once, the waves got very high and the ship started to tip over. He was throwing ropes out to his men who had jumped. He seemed to be the only one still there! He was working hard to keep the ship afloat. Then lightning lit up the sky, and she could see the young prince on deck. The poor ship started to tip on the rough waves! It was so dark that the Little Mermaid could see nothing. It rolled side to side, and up and down on the high waves. The sailors started to run about on deck. Suddenly, it became very dark and the wind picked up. Sometimes they patted him on his back in joy. The men all seemed to like that young man. ![]()
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