A Book of Mermaids
Manning-Sanders, Ruth / Jacques, Robin
Stories about mermaids come from almost every country by the sea-from Iceland to India, America to Arabia. Most mermaids have flowing golden hair, long graceful tails, and a beauty that lures men to the bottom of the sea. Sven, in the Danish story, "Sven and Lilli, " followed Lilli to her ocean home, where "they live happily. And there, in their domed house under the sea, so people say, they are living still."
But not all mermaids are beautifu...