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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.Sh