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I hadn't even thought of the sole fish, but here we are, and I have you to thank for pointing it out!

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Exactly! Ursula took her voice as payment! How could she talk?!

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piefed.social

The Mermaid

I signed onto a sailing ship

My very first day at sea

I seen the Mermaid in the waves

Reaching out to me

"Come live with me in the sea," said she

"Down on the ocean floor

And I'll show you a million wondrous things

You've never seen before"

So over I jumped and she pulled me down

Down to her seaweed bed

On a pillow made of a tortoise-shell

She placed beneath my head

She fed me shrimp and caviar

Upon a silver dish

From her head to her waist it was just my taste

But the rest of her was a fish

'Cause her hair was green as seaweed

Her skin was blue and pale

Her face it was a work of art

I loved that girl with all my heart

I only liked the upper part

I did not like the tail

But then one day, she swam away

So I sang to the clams and the whales

"Oh, how I miss her seaweed hair

And the silver shine of her scales"

But then her sister, she swam by

And set my heart a-whirl

Cause her upper part was an ugly fish

But her bottom part was a girl

Yes her hair was green as seaweed

Her skin was blue and pale

Her legs they are a work of art

I loved that girl with all my heart

And I don't give a damn about the upper part

'cause that's how I get my tail

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lemmy.zip

I was absolutely certain I was going to have a one-of-a-kind comment that was perfect for the post, but it turns out you already posted it!

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lemmy.world

Technically she she should have been more specific. I just don't get why she lost her head too, instead of just the arms?
I guess it must have been an evil Genie. 😋

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It's a common trope to depict making a wish but causing unintended and dark consequences. It's allegory to be careful what you wish for. I suppose you could call this "anti-wish".

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