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TheFishermanandHisSoul
AbouttheBook
TheFishermanandHisSoulisashortstoryfromOscarWilde'scollectionTheHappy
PrinceandOtherTales.Wildewritesthesestoriesforhischildrenin1888.
TheFishermanandHisSoulisthestoryofayoungfisherman.Onedayhecatchesa
mermaidinhisfishingnetandhefallsinlovewithher.Thefishermanlearnshecannotbewiththemermaidbecausehehasahumansoul.Thefishermanthentriestosendawayhishumansoul.Thefishermanlearnsfromawitchhowtosendhissoulaway.Heisthenfreetobewithhismermaid.Hissoulisaloneintheworld.Hetravelstheworld.Eachyearhecomesbacktothefishermanandtellshimabouthistravels.
Oneofthethemesofthestoryistemptation.Inthestorythemermaidtemptsthefishermanwithstoriesofthesea.Thefishermantemptsthewitchtohelphimsendawayhissoul.Andhissoultriestotemptthefishermantoleavethemermaid.
Butthemainthemeofthestoryislove.Loveismoreimportantthananything.Thesoulcannottemptthefishermanbecausethefisherman’sloveistoostrong.Andintheend,wediscoverthatyoucannotlivewithoutlove.
TheFishermanandHisSoulisanexoticstorywithOrientalandEasterninfluences.Therearealsomermaids,witchesanddevils.Thelanguageispoeticandisfullofallegory.
1THEMERMAID
EveryeveningtheyoungFishermangoesoutonthesea.Hethrowshisnetsintothewater.Whenthewindblowsfromtheland,hedoesn'tcatchmanyfish.Butwhenthewindblowsfromthesea,hecatcheslotsoffishandhecansellthematthemarket.
OneeveningtheFisherman'snetisveryheavy.Hethinks,'Areallthefishintheseainmynet?
Oristhereamonsterinmynet?
'Hepullsandhepullshisnet.
Therearenofishormonstersinhisnet.ButthereisalittleMermaidandsheissleeping.
TheMermaid'shairisgolden.Herbodyiswhite.Hertailissilverandpearl.Herearsarelikesea-shellsandherlipsarelikesea-coral.
HerbeautymakestheFishermanveryhappy.Heleansoutoftheboat.HetakestheMermaidinhisarms.Shewakesupwhenhetouchesher.Shecrieslikeaseagullandshewantstoescape.ButtheFishermanholdstheMermaidinhisarms.
‘Pleasefreeme,'theMermaidcries."IamtheonlydaughteroftheKing.Myfatherisoldandalone.‘Makemeapromise,'saystheFisherman."Icanfreeyou.BpleasecomewhenIcallyou.Youcansingtomeandtothefish.Thenmynetscanalwaysbefulloffish."
‘Ipromise,'criestheMermaid.
ThefishermanopenshisarmsandfeesthefrightenedMermaid.Sheswimsdownunderthewater.
Whatisnotapromise?
口Astatementinwhichyousaythatsomethingwilldefinitelyhappen.
口Youwilldefinitelydosomething.
口Youwilldefinitelynotdosomething.
口Youguesssomethingwillhappen.
EveryeveningtheFishermangoesoutonthesea.HecallstheMermaid.Shecomesoutofthewaterandsingstohim.ThedolphinsswimroundandroundtheMermaid.TheseagullsflyroundandroundtheMermaid.
TheMermaidsingsabeautifulsong.ShesingsoftheSea-folkandofthepalaceoftheKing.Shesingsofthegardensoftheseafullofcoralandfish.Shesingsofwhales,sealionsandseahorses.ShesingsofsunkenshipsandofMermaidsholdingouttheirarmstothesailors,callingthemintothesea.
TheMermaidsingsandsings.Allthefishcomefromthebottomoftheseatolistentoher.TheFishermanthrowshisnetsintothesea.Hisnetsandboatarefulloffish.ThentheMermaidstopssinging.ShesmilesattheFishermanandsheswimsbackunderthesea.
EveryeveningtheFishermancallstheMermaid.Andeveryeveningshesingsforhim.Butshedoesnotcomenearhim.TheFishermantriestotouchher.ButsheswimsbackundertheSea.
EveryeveningtheFishermanlistenstotheMermaid.HerSongandhervoicearesweettohisears.AndtheFishermanforgetshisnetsandthefish.Hiseyesarefulloflove.
OneeveningtheFishermancallstotheMermaid.
'LittleMermaid,littleMermaid,|loveyou.CanIbeyourhusband?
'hesays.
ButtheMermaidshakesherhead.
'No,'shesays.'Youhaveahumansoul.Icannotloveyouwithyourhumansoul.SendawayyourhumansoulandIcanloveyou.'
TheFishermanthinks,'Ihaveasoul.ButIcannotseeit.Icannottouchit.Idonotneedit.Icansenditaway.ThenIcanbehappywithmylittleMermaid.'
TheFishermanisfullofjoy.Hestandsinhisboat.HeopenshisarmstotheMermaid.
‘Icansendmysoulaway,'hecries."Youcanbemywife'andIcanbeyourhusband.Wecanlivetogetheratthebottomofthesea.Youcanshowmeyourkingdom.Wecanbetogether."
ThelittleMermaidisveryhappy.Shelaughsandhidesherfaceinherhands.
‘HowcanIsendmysoulaway?
'criestheFisherman.
'Idonotknow,'saysthelittleMermaidsadly.‘TheSea-folkhavenosouls.’
Thensheswimsbackdownunderthesea.Sheissa