he ishrma and Hs SoulAbot the BkThe Feman nd Sou ia hr stry from car Wildes collectone HappyPrncand te Tales. Wilewrits tee stori f hiscilren in1888Th Fishen ad Hi o is the oyof a yon fshra. eday e cachesamermd inhis fishing net and falls in ove wh her. Te fisherma lans heanot e h hemaid eause e ha ahuman sul efihera hn tries tosedawy hishumasoul.Te fsrmnlarnsfro a witch how to send hs su ay. Heis then feo b it is ermaid. Hissoul i aone he world Hetravels the wdEacyar e coms bc t te fisherman d telhi bou histaveOneot the f thsoy i tmptatin In the stor t meaid temps t isheman t sories of te sea The fsheranemt the it oep him sn awy hi sul.ndhis oltriesto temt the isherma to ave th mraid.Bt th nthme ofh stor s ove. ov isre impotantthan ayhin. Th soulcanot teptte ferbecue h isherans l i tostong. And in then,wedicovtht yocno lve wot ove.The Fish andHis Soul ian xotic sory wit Orietaland stern inflens There re lso ermids, wihes nd devils.h language is petican i fuo allegor1 TH MRMAIEveryvein he ogFishermanoes out o the sea. He trshi netito the aer. hen thewin wsro he land, e doent catch nyfih.wn the wd ows from th sea，he catchs t o fih n he an ll them atthmaret One eig te Fishrmas n very heay. He thns， Arealte ish i th sea in nt? risere a onster i y ? H pllsad he pls his net.Tere areo fish ormonsteinhiet Buter i a ltl Memaid ad he is sleeping.Theeraids hair oden. Herody iswhite ertai issive and perlHerears arelike saells n her lps re lie s-cora.Her bautmakes theishern ey hy H ean out of the bat. He takehMraid n his armshe was p whene tuches hr. She cris like a sagll dshe antso sape.But the Fisheroldsthe Mermaid in his ams.Pease feee， the ermd cries. Im the oldaugher ofhe Kng. My fthe is old and aloe. Mkee a omise, ayte Fshrman.I caeeyo.plese ome when I call you You ca sngt me and to he i. Then my nts c lways b ull f fih.Imie， cries teMermaid.The ishranopens his rsad fees the frigtened Mm.esims don er teat.What not a prois?口A statemn in whic yosay tsomethngwil defintely hppen.口oill dfnitldo smehig.口Youw definitel o somehn.口You uessehin will apen.Everyeenng he Fseman oe out othse.Hecalle Mermaid. hecmesuto he atr nd i to hm. The olphins swiroun and roundthrmai.Th eaulsfly roud androndthe Meraid.e Mmad sings a beatul sog She ings of thee-folando thepalae o he in.S ingsofhe gdn of he sea ulofcoral andish. She sings of hales,se liosan eahorss. She sigsf sune ships and of Memids holi out heir arm to th salos， alligthm nohe sea.TheMraid sings nd sing.All the ish co from the bottom f e sea to lsento her.e isherman throwshs nets to he sea.Hs ts ad botarfullofih. Thn e Mrmaid top singn. She siles atthFiermn and se sis ackunde theeaeeveingte Fsherm l the Mrmd d eery eing ssingsfor hm. But shedoesntconea hi. The ishran tries totouch. ut h swim bckunder th Seavery eeing te Fsera isens to t eri HerSong and her oice are eet hisear. Ad theiserman forgets his nets n hefsh.Hi eyes are full of loe.On evening theihmn all toth Mermaid.Li le Mermaid,ittle Mma， loveyu CaI beyor husbnd? h ays.t h emai shakes he ead.N, sh says. Yo a a humansl. I canot love you wi yourhumnsoul. Sendawy yourhumasoul a can ve you.Th Fsheran thinks, I av aoul. B cano see . I anno ouch. I ot ne i.I ca senitay.he I canb happy wth y lite Maid.he Fisherma full f o.e stand nhs ba He open h arms t th Mermi.I a se m o a,he cie.Yo can e mywif nd ca b your husbnd.Weca iveoeher at te botom f e sea. Yu can ow yor ingdm.WecnbogeeTh tte Mmd isvrappy. Shelaugs an hies her fce iher adHow an Isend y soulwy? ie he Fisheman.I do notknw， sasthlitteMemadsadly. The Sea-ok ave o souls.Then she swims backdwn uder he sea.S i