The Mermaid
Join a spirited young mermaid princess from Sunny Island as she navigates the wonders and challenges of the deep sea.
The Mermaid
Where am I?
What has happened to me?
Oh, yes, I remember now.
I've been blown across the sea.
I'm a mermaid.
A girl with a big fish tail.
I don't have legs and feet like you.
But I can swim with whales.
I come from Sunny Island.
A land far across the sea.
The land where mermaids live.
Who all have tails like me.
My daddy is the king of Sunny Island.
And mummy the queen.
She is the prettiest mermaid
You have ever seen.
My friends call me princess.
That name is silly to me.
I'm just a normal mermaid
Who wants to swim beneath the sea.
It might look strange to you,
But my tail is a big part of me.
It gives me so much power
To glide gently through the sea
As I swim under water.
I see fish below.
I like to think they are talking to me,
Smiling and saying hello.
One day I went swimming
Along the ocean floor.
I went so far down.
Unknown to me on the surface was a raging storm.
I tried to swim home
As dark clouds filled the sky.
I couldn't see where I was going.
The waves were too high.
You can't swim against a rough sea.
So I let the waves carry me along.
Across the ocean.
Far away from where I belong.
I think I fell asleep
When I opened my eyes.
I had reached the shore.
Lying on a beach I'd never seen before.
As the sun came up
In the early dawn.
The cold went away.
I began to feel warm.
I stretched out my arms
And looked out at the sea.
Where is the strange place
The storm has blown me?
After a few days
I met people on the sand.
They were nice and kind to me.
I think I like this land.
Children kept pointing at my tail.
They'd never seen a mermaid before.
They touched my hair.
Puzzled by this creature washed up on the shore.
They lay on the sand with me
And stroked my tail.
Then one girl called out.
Will you teach us to swim today?
Come on, children,
Let's play in the water.
You can say you were taught to swim
By the King’s only daughter.
Never go out of your depth.
You must be careful.
Now put your heads in the water.
Don't be fearful.
Turn your head to the side
And breathe in slowly.
Then watch what I do.
Blowing out bubbles below me.
If you get tired,
Roll over and float on your back.
Quietly kick your legs.
You'll be safe doing that.
I've made so many friends here,
Down on the beach.
Mums and dads. Boys and girls.
So many I've tried to teach.
When I want to be on my own.
I swim to a secret beach.
It's a special place
that people can't reach.
With the rocks around me
And the cliffs up there.
I have it all to myself.
So I sit on the sand and brush my hair.
I will return to my homeland.
When winter comes
And the sea gets colder.
Far, far away.
The sea will be warm.
I'll feel the sun on my shoulders.
