Let’s picture the story of The Little Mermaid in an alternate universe…
Joggers would run by this estate everyday and would smile at the girl on the other side of the wrought iron gate, a little jealous of her luxurious life. Little did they know that this was her eternal prison.
Ariel sat on the stone bench as she did everyday ever since she was sentenced to life in this dark dreadful place by her Prince Eric who, after their brief argument, fell under the awful spell cast by none other than the sea witch Ursula. Ursula had once again stolen Ariel’s voice and her prince and had permanently imprisoned her in the human world.
Ariel sighed. She used to be full of hope that Eric would give every ounce of strength to fight Ursula’s spell but after one year spent behind these iron bars, Ariel’s hope had dimmed. Even her attire had darkened in color. “Hey, there.” A voice caused her head to perk up. A man in white t-shirt and baseball cap approached the gate.
Slowly, Ariel stood and approached the gate.
(~172 Words)
I am participating in Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writer, where we write a piece between 100 and 150 words (more or less 25 words) in length inspired by the photo prompt above.
This is Another Story 
This is excellent and engaging Yinglan, I want to know what happens next???
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Thank you.
Oh, I’m not sure. Maybe the guy will be her new prince?
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Its one of those stories where we want hope to win out…
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Absolutely.
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I agree with Michael. This is excellent! I wonder if this guy will free her of her prison? Sounds like Prince Eric turned out to be a dud.
I have a suggestion and I hope you don’t mind if I suggest this. Have you considered naming your blog, “Yinglan’s World of Stories?” or “Yinglan’s World of Imagination?” or even, “Yinglan’s World?” This blog name is so similar to your last blog’s name, “Just Another Story.” Again, I hope you don’t mind me suggesting it. Or… maybe you could have a contest and have people give you a suggestion and you pick your favorite?
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Thank you. Yeah, it looks like Ariel might be in need of a new prince to come rescue her. Thank you for the suggestion, I’ll consider it. 🙂
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crossing my fingers that the new man would be someone who would treat her better! this is really interesting so i do hope it would be continued. thank you for sharing x
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And more importantly, gets her out of that prison. Yes, I’m sure it would be quite interesting to continue. 🙂 Thank you for reading.
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Poor Ariel. Hopefully this new arrival will be able to save her!
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Yeah, I sure hope so.
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Ooh how creative! Loved the twist on the classic Little Mermaid tale 😀
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Thanks.
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Sounds like there is hope for Ariel. Good imaginative take on the prompt.
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You might be right. 🙂 Thank you for reading.
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That was fun, like Disney fan fic. Maybe the mysterious man was a different prince 😉
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Yeah, maybe he’s a prince from a different realm.
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I hope the new arrival will help to free her from her prison. A great twist on the classic tale, Yinglan. 🙂
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I hope so too. Thanks for reading.
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