The real Little Mermaid

Little kids or people who like happy endings should end your reading here.

I am not sure how many of you guys know that the adaptation of Disney's The Little Mermaid is actually a major deviation from the real story. I was really curious when a couple of drama series that I watched all made sad references to this story of which in memory ended happily.

When I searched for more information, initially trying to search for perhaps a localization of the story but when I read the wiki, the original story was very harsh and it had to be toned down to better suit children reading.

Disney changed the ending to be like how we know fairy tales would end ie happily ever after. The real story is that the little mermaid actually dies ... Interesting way to make sure that little kids be good.

If you are interested, here is the link to a more original version of the story. There I have some people not happy about the sad ending but its the truth and I prefer to the truth.