The magician of the fairy tale world

In the palace hall.

"Why are you angry over such a trivial matter? Friends who have come from afar." The king was calming aside.

"It happens that in my palace, there is a singer with a beautiful singing voice. I swear, that is definitely the most beautiful singing voice I have ever heard! You will definitely like it." The king said with a smile, and looked at Ariel again. , "Quick, let's perform a song for Ender's distinguished guests."

He had confidence in Ariel’s singing voice. No matter how angry the messenger from a foreign country is, he will forget his anger after hearing the beautiful and charming singing.

"I don't want to sing for that old witch!" thought Ariel.

But immediately her thoughts changed again:

"But Prince Eric is here too, and I should dedicate a song to him! I haven't sung for him since he found out who I really am, after he actually wooed me!"

Ariel pulled up her skirt and slowly walked to the center of the hall. Her light and beautiful steps made the princes, ministers and Ender's envoys full of praise.

The mermaid princess began to sing.

When the girl sang, her eyes were always focused on Prince Eric's handsome face.

Ariel sang more focused and seriously than ever before.

What she sang was not any song that had ever been sung, but a song in praise of great love.

Sometimes the singing is like the call of an oriole, and sometimes it sounds like the sound of a singing cloud. Sometimes it is like the newborn sun rising on the sea level, bright and bright; sometimes it is violent like a surging ocean tide, with undulating waves; sometimes it is like the turbulent undercurrent in the sea, accumulating strength in calmness and nurturing endless possibilities...

In the garden under the sea, Ariel once heard her sisters sing this song.

"It's such a beautiful song. I have never heard such a beautiful song before." The little mermaid princess said, "Sisters, I also want to learn to sing, and I want to learn this song!"

The old grandmother wearing a silver crown smiled, she stroked Ariel's head and said to the little mermaid:

"Ariel, do you want to learn to sing? That's great. Your voice is so good. You will become the best singer in the whole ocean.

"We mermaids do not pursue those eternal things. In contrast, the short-lived, momentary blooming of beauty is much more important.

"Those human beings in the upper world like to compile their own stories into books, ask people to freeze their images into sculptures and paintings, engrave history on stones so that they can be passed down, and even bury themselves in graves after death. Set up another tombstone to avoid being forgotten.

“In their view, a thing is meaningless if it does not become eternal.

"But we are different. In the world of the sea, no sculpture can survive thousands of years of seawater corrosion and still remain as new as ever.

“When our three hundred years of life are over, we will turn into foam in the sea and disperse as soon as the waves hit us, leaving not even a tomb behind, nor any trace of our existence.

"But what does it matter? Are the beautiful moments we once had fake?

"Songs are such a short-lived but brilliant thing - this may be the reason why we mermaids like to sing but can't write music scores. Unlike paintings and sculptures, when your song ends, there will be no trace at all, just like the foam in the sea. , only the lingering echo remains in the hearts of the listeners.”

The old grandmother held Ariel, who seemed to understand, looked at the five sisters who were singing hand in hand, and said with a smile:

"My little princess. As for the song, it's a song about love.

“You are still young and may not know what love is yet, but you will understand one day.

"My lord, when you have a sweetheart in the future, sing this song to him!"

The old grandmother's face in the memory of the sea disappeared and gradually became the handsome face of Prince Eric in front of her.

Ariel sang harder. It's like I want to sing out all my hard work, all my thoughts, and all my emotions.

Her high notes made the whole palace tremble slightly. The wine in the glass rippled, the gorgeous crystal lamp swayed, and dust fell from the ceiling.

Every prince, minister, and messenger was mesmerized.

The most fascinated person is undoubtedly Prince Eric himself.

He didn't understand the mermaid's song, but for some reason he understood immediately that it was a song sung to him.

The only one who was not immersed in the singing was the old witch from the Ender Mission.

"It's so strange, so strange. This is not like the singing that humans should have." She thought, "It's like those perfect songs that can only be sung by mermaids in the sea!"

The old witch noticed that from beginning to end, Ariel, who was singing, had her eyes focused on Prince Eric.

The prince responded with an equal, affectionate look.

"This is not a good thing. I hope it is not what I think." thought the old witch.

The song ended, and after a wave of applause, Ariel said again:

"I can also dance, let me give you a dance."

The king was stunned.

He never knew that the girl picked up by the prince could dance.

Ariel started dancing again. She raised her beautiful white hands and danced on her toes - no one had ever danced like this.

Just as the sea hag once promised: Ariel's legs were transformed from the beautiful tail of a mermaid, and even when dancing, she retained the light posture of swimming in the sea. Her dancing posture was more agile than any human dancer.

Ariel jumped off the stage, like a butterfly dancing in the flowers, or a fish swimming in the ocean current, spinning in front of every guest, until she jumped in front of the prince - she stayed there the longest, and then danced back reluctantly.

Seeing the girl spinning away from him with a light dance, the prince couldn't help but stretch out his hand, as if to keep her.

He was smiling, smiling brightly.

When the old witch saw this scene, she knew that her guess had come true, and she was a little anxious:

"What bad news! There must be a special feeling between Prince Eric and that girl.

"This is absolutely not possible. Prince Eric must marry the little princess of our empire!

"I have heard that Prince Eric is a rebellious child who is never satisfied with his father's arrangement. So in order to facilitate this marriage and achieve the ultimate goal, I have already secretly arranged everything.

No mistakes in one song, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!

"I instructed the little princess to go to the temple in the forest to study, so that she would have the opportunity to meet Prince Eric in advance in her destiny, just to ensure that Prince Eric would fall in love with the little princess at first sight and firmly believe that this is fate!

"If the prince does not marry the little princess of our empire, the subsequent plan cannot be implemented, my arrangement will be ruined, and my future will be ruined!"

Ariel's singing and dancing ended.

The princes, ministers and envoys of Ende Germany praised and applauded.

Some guests praised that this was the most beautiful song they had ever heard and the most beautiful dance they had ever seen in their lives. The court of the Kingdom of West Asia actually had such a dancer, which was really enviable!

The king lowered his voice and said to the prince:

"Eric, my child, I never thought that the amnesiac girl you picked up not only sings well, but also dances well."

When Ariel suddenly wanted to dance, he was scared, worried that Ariel's dancing was far from worthy of her superb singing. His performance afterwards really surprised him.

"My father. That girl has a name, her name is Ariel. The magician of the Rose Kingdom has divined her life experience, and Ariel also recalled her past." The prince took the opportunity to say.

But he stopped halfway.

"How should I describe Ariel's life experience to my father? Should I just say that the girl is a mermaid from the deep sea? My father will think she is a monster. I must make up a suitable reason." The prince thought.

At the same time, the old witch said to the king:

"My majesty. The song and dance performance is over. Let's talk about more important things. Talk about the alliance between our two countries and the marriage of His Majesty Prince Eric."

The prince's chest tightened, as if his heart was pinched hard.

The king and the envoys of Ende began to talk about the alliance.

The king said that he was so looking forward to the alliance between the Kingdom of West Asia and Ende. When the two countries concluded an agreement, the ships of the Kingdom of West Asia would have unimpeded access to the sea, and their country could become a maritime hub for trade in the Western Continent. Spices from the Middle East, silk and porcelain from the Far East Empire would all pass through them. They also exchanged many other things.

"Prince Eric, you will marry the youngest princess of our empire," said the old witch. "She is so beautiful. I guarantee that you will fall in love with her at first sight!"

"No, I will not fall in love with anyone else. Not even the woman who woke me up on the shore. My body, mind and soul belong to Ariel." The prince thought, "Just imagine, if I walked into the palace of marriage with someone else, at the first dawn of our marriage, when I woke up from the morning and saw the dawn reflecting golden light on the sea and the foam rolling between the waves, I would know that it was Ariel who had melted! I would definitely cry bitterly!"

"Your Highness Eric, why don't you communicate by letter now." The old witch suggested again, "Now, how about sending a letter to our little princess to express your love?"

"Although you haven't met yet, as a witch, I often see some revelations of fate. I can predict that you will definitely fall in love with the little princess completely the moment you see her!" The old witch emphasized again.

She was confident about this matter. Because that fate was arranged by her.

The king also echoed:

"Yes, my child, send a letter to the beautiful little princess as soon as possible."

Prince Eric realized:

He must speak out his heart!

He looked at the king, staring at his father's black pupils that were the same as his own, and finally made up his mind, saying seriously word by word:

"My father, I'm sorry, I can't marry the little princess of Ende."

"Because, because... I already have someone in my heart!"