The Little Mermaid

sparrowhawk

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I got this diminutive souvenir from eBay (about three inches high), originally from Denmark, based on Hans Christian Anderson's story (torn to pieces by Disney) and now have it displayed on my pipe rack table. Considering all the Danish pipes I own, I thought it was an appropriate addition.

 

davet

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May 9, 2015

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Estey's Bridge N.B Canada

• Feb 9, 2016

• #2

I like it, nice touch for the collection. I have a few different things displayed with my pipes that, surprisingly don't look out of place.

 

jkrug

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Jan 23, 2015

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Nice piece Fred. Should fit nicely with the rest of the decorum. ::

 

brudnod

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• Feb 9, 2016

• #4

Although I do not doubt the authenticity, the original statue in the harbor at Copenhagen faces the other direction. Not sure what that means but I love the sentiment of having a Danish pipe collection and the Little Mermaid with it. Nice touch!

 

mayfair70

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Sep 14, 2015

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A nice little bronze. I'm a sucker for cast metal statues.

 

yaddy306

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Aug 7, 2013

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• Feb 9, 2016

• #6

What do you call a mermaid with legs? A maid?

 

rfernand

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I thought this post was about the Disney movie (which features a calabash!). Nice ornament!
Torn to pieces? Come on...

 

huntertrw

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Jul 23, 2014

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• Feb 9, 2016

• #8

"What do you call a mermaid with legs?"
A woman!

 

sparrowhawk

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Jul 24, 2013

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First, if you could look at the statue a bit more closely (which I grant is difficult,but it duplicates the Denmark statue, the feet are flattened out in mid transformation). Second, in the original story, the mermaid fails to win her human love and dies, but dies with a soul. I don't think that happens in the Disney version, does it?

 

sparrowhawk

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First, if you could look at the statue a bit more closely (which I grant is difficult) but it duplicate the Denmark statue, the feet are flattened out in mid transformation. Second, in the original story, the mermaid fails to win her human love and dies, but dies with a soul. I don't think that happens in the Disney version, does it?

 

sparrowhawk

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Apologies on last line on above post--it looks, on re-reading, a little sarcastic. Wasn't meant to be, the question was genuine.

 

okiescout

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Jan 27, 2013

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Great idea, Sparrohawk. I really like the concept.

 

rfernand

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She becomes foam in the original, and in the Disney adaptation she gets a happy ending. They're different, one did not ruin the other. Just as some enjoy Sherlock on TV while others still play the Sherlockian game.

 

sparrowhawk

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Good point. I love the new Downey Holmes, but hardcore Holmes fans can't abide the reworked Sherlock.

 

easterntraveler

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Definitely not for me. Glad you will enjoy it though.

 

pappymac

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Feb 26, 2015

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I prefer the Holmes on either of the TV versions of Sherlock Holmes over the Downy version.