Hans Christian Andersen
The Little Mermaid
Retold and with activities by Jane Cadwallader
Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali
Young Readers
Hans Christian Andersen
The Little Mermaid
Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali
The characters
The Little Mermaid
She’s young and beautiful.
She’s got long hair and a tail.
Octo
He’s an octopus. He’s funny. He’s The Little Mermaid’s friend. He’s got eight arms.
The Little Mermaid’s Grandma
She’s old and kind. She’s got shells on her tail.
The Sea Witch
She’s ugly and scary. She’s got snakes in her hair!
The Prince
He’s happy and good. He’s tall and he’s got green eyes.
The Little Mermaid’s Story Map
Read the story and label the places.
This is my palace sea my palace my garden my palace my ship my home shells
This is sand
This is The Little Mermaid. She’s in her garden under the sea. She swims in the sea and finds things from ships on the sand. The Little Mermaid picks the things up and puts them in her garden.
There’s a lamp, a clock, a mirror, a table, a bed, a bath, a bookcase, and a sofa! Her favourite thing is a white statue of a beautiful boy. He’s a prince.
The Little Mermaid loves the wind and the rain and the lightning. The jellyfish and the birds are happy too. They’re playing. Octo isn’t happy. He’s scared!
Suddenly, The Little Mermaid sees a ship. Oh dear! This weather is fun for fish but not for people!
Activity Pages
Read, match and draw the missing pictures.
The Little Mermaid Octo sofa lamp table
mirror bookcase flower statue clock
Copy the words in the right speech bubble. 3
Let’s
