H. C. Andersen

The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life.

Ariel is a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid who is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father's order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues Prince Eric, the man of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious sea witch, Ursula, and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her best friend Flounder, and her reluctant chaperon Sebastian...

The story of a girl no bigger than a thumb who meets the king of the flower angels after escaping from an ugly toad who wanted to marry her.