HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
CHARACTERS
DIFFERENCES
PLOT
DISNEY
100

300 years

How long can merfolk live?

100
Ariel
Who is the little mermaid in the Disney version?
100
One is a story and one is an animated movie.
What is the difference between the Han Charles Anderson version and the Disney version?
100
She drinks the potion.
What happens after the Sea Witch warns the little Mermaid that she cannot return to the sea in the Hans Christian Andersen story?
100
human artifacts
What does Ariel collect?
200
They cease to exist.
What happens to mermaids after they die?
200
The prince
Who is Eric in the Disney version?
200
A Soul
What does the little Mermaid want in the Hans Christian Ansersen that the Disney does not want?
200
To slay the prince and to become a mermaid again.
Why does the little mermaid's sister bring her a knife?
200
Life under the sea
What is Ariel dissatisfied with?
300

If she find true love's kiss and if the prince loves her and marries her.

What will the little mermaid have to do get a soul?

300
Ursula
Who is the sea witch in the Disney version?
300
Fish Friends
What type of friends does the Disney Little Mermaid have that the Hans Christian Andersen mermaid does not?
300
He thought that Vanessa was the one who saved him
Why does Eric decide to marry Vanessa?
300
Sunset
When does Ariel turn back into a mermaid?
400
She is allowed to swim to the surface and watch the world above.
What is the little mermaid allowed to do when she turns 15?
400
She explains that humans don't live forever to the little mermaid .
What does the grandmother do in the Hans Charles Anderson story?
400
To become a mermaid again
Why does the little Mermaid have to slay the prince in the Hans Christian Andersen story?
400
Trition finds out that Ariel has been in contact with humans
Why does Trition confront Ariel?
400
Ursula
Who dies at the end of the Disney version of the little mermaid?
500

She turns into a spirit instead of ceasing to exist.

What happens after the little mermaid throws herself into the sea?

500
He is Ariel's dad and the king of the sea in the Disney version.
Who is Trition?
500
3 days
How many days does Ariel in the Disney Little Mermaid have to get her voice back?
500
Her voice
What did Ariel exchange for becoming a human?
500
Eric
Who does Ariel kiss after she gets her voice back?
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