The Little Mermaid A translation of Hans Christian Andersen's "Den lille Havfrue" by Jean Hersholt. Info & links Far out in the ocean the water is as blue as the petals of the loveliest cornflower, and as clear as the purest glass. But it is very deep too. It goes down deeper than any anchor rope will go, and many, many steeples would have to be stacked one on top of another to reach from the bott