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The young fisherman laughed, you've done me no wrong, but I don't need you go wherever you wish, but don't trouble me

My love is calling to me

The fisherman stood on the sand with his back to the moon

His shadow lay in front of him

His soul said if you must drive me away from you, don't send me away without a heart

There is no love nor kindness in the world. Give me your heart to take with me. What should I love my love with?

If I give you my heart, he cried

Give me your heart said his soul for the world is very hard and I am afraid

My heart is my loves he answered, so do not wait, but go

Should I not love to ask his soul?

Go, I don't need you cried the young fisherman and you took the little knife out of its case of snake skin and

Cut away the shadow from around his feet

It rose up and stood in front of him and looked at him. It was just like himself

He drew back and put away the knife. He was afraid

Go he said and never let me see your face again

No, we must meet again said the soul its voice was very quiet

How shall we meet cried the young fisherman? Will you follow me into the deepest part of the sea?

Once a year, I'll come to this place and call to you said the soul perhaps you may need me

Why should I need you cried the fisherman do what you like?

Then he jumped into the sea and the little mermaid rose up to meet him and put her arms around his neck and kissed him

The soul stood close on the shore and watched them

When they had gone down into the sea it went away weeping

When one year had passed the soul came down to the shore and called out to the young fisherman and he came out of the sea and said

Why do you call me?

The soul answered come nearer so that I may speak to you because I have seen wonderful things

So the fisherman came near and listened

When I left you I traveled to the east from the east comes everything that is wise from the east comes all wisdom

I came at last to a city. I

Wounded through its streets and came to the garden of its god

Priests move silently among the trees in the garden. There was a rose -red house in which the god lived

One of the priests came to me and asked me. What is your wish?