"The Little Mermaid" is just one jewel in this enchanting collection of twenty stories by the father of the modern fairy tale, Hans Christian Andersen. Andersen's many imaginary worlds abound with witchesand fairies, heroes and villains, princesses and princes. His poetic language and vivid imagination make the stories come alive like no other fairy tales. Whether you prefer laughing aloud at the emperor in his "new clothes" or sighing as the little mermaid pines for her prince, one thing is certain -- this is a book that will be read again and again!