The tale of the sea king's daughter Ariel is a beloved one of losing-and then
finding-one's own voice. The story has been told many times and in many ways.
But always the mergirl wants more than her world can offer, and her father
demands that she live within the confines of his domain. Her rebelliousness
costs the little mermaid her voice and nearly her soul. But the power of good
prevails, and Ariel emerges proud and unchanged.
And yet this is only half the story. So what of Ariel's nemesis, Ursula, the sea
witch? What led to her becoming so twisted, scorned, and filled with hatred?
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