1 00:00:00,740 --> 00:00:02,340 I got lucky! 2 00:00:02,340 --> 00:00:06,860 The royal family thought I had fallen off the boat of passing pirates or something 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:08,720 and they took me in! 4 00:00:08,860 --> 00:00:11,240 They fed me and gave me dresses, 5 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:12,860 and tried to get me to talk. 6 00:00:13,380 --> 00:00:14,940 It was no use. 7 00:00:14,940 --> 00:00:17,280 The sea witch had taken my voice. 8 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:18,940 All I could do was cough, 9 00:00:18,940 --> 00:00:19,660 smile, 10 00:00:19,660 --> 00:00:20,760 and give thumbs up. 11 00:00:20,980 --> 00:00:22,160 [coughing] 12 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,080 The king even sent in his best mime to help me. 13 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:31,860 I learned to walk, though! 14 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:33,520 And run! 15 00:00:33,780 --> 00:00:35,400 And skip! 16 00:00:36,500 --> 00:00:38,880 and yes kids, I learned to dance! 17 00:00:41,060 --> 00:00:42,340 And I loved it! 18 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:44,520 And get this: 19 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,040 there was gonna be a big party at the castle! 20 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,860 Dancing was the way I was gonna wow the Prince! 21 00:00:49,860 --> 00:00:51,440 So, I practiced, 22 00:00:51,660 --> 00:00:52,600 and practiced, 23 00:00:52,860 --> 00:00:53,860 and practiced! 24 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:55,500 And practiced, 25 00:00:56,900 --> 00:00:58,900 and praaacticed!! 26 00:00:58,900 --> 00:01:00,200 And practiced! 27 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,200 Aaand practiced. 28 00:01:04,940 --> 00:01:06,980 And then, the big night came! 29 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,520 Everyone else was having a great time. 30 00:01:09,820 --> 00:01:12,300 They were all talking and laughing. 31 00:01:13,180 --> 00:01:14,660 I wanted to do that. 32 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,440 Then, the disco ball began to spin, 33 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:22,480 the music started to play a dance song, 34 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:24,980 and I started groovin’. 35 00:01:24,980 --> 00:01:26,500 Before I knew it, 36 00:01:27,320 --> 00:01:28,900 there was a crowd around me, 37 00:01:28,900 --> 00:01:30,340 and people were chanting 38 00:01:30,500 --> 00:01:32,500 "Go! go! go! go!" 39 00:01:32,500 --> 00:01:35,140 I was the dancing queen! 40 00:01:36,980 --> 00:01:38,180 I did the robot. 41 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:40,460 I did the moonwalk. 42 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:42,860 I did the funky monkey. 43 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,360 I did the cabbage patch. 44 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:48,340 I don't know what this one was, 45 00:01:48,660 --> 00:01:50,040 but they loved it! 46 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:53,180 I did the Thriller! 47 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:58,420 Then the most magical thing in the world happened. 48 00:01:58,420 --> 00:02:02,260 The prince, THE PRINCE!, asked me to dance! 49 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:04,360 We danced all night! 50 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,160 I wanted to tell him what a good time I was having, 51 00:02:07,180 --> 00:02:09,560 and how much I liked dancing with him, 52 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,260 and how cute he was when he did the funky monkey, 53 00:02:12,260 --> 00:02:13,700 but I couldn’t. 54 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:19,540 He thought I was just shy, I guess... 55 00:02:20,140 --> 00:02:22,940 Then he did a VERY princely thing. 56 00:02:22,940 --> 00:02:25,840 He bowed, and kissed my hand. 57 00:02:29,380 --> 00:02:34,120 And woohoo ShaBang!! I was so stoked by how sweet he was that I said 58 00:02:35,180 --> 00:02:37,980 Guys, I actually SAID “WOW!” 59 00:02:37,980 --> 00:02:38,680 And then I thought... 60 00:02:39,500 --> 00:02:41,500 WOW!!… I totally just talked!!! 61 00:02:41,740 --> 00:02:43,740 My voice was back! 62 00:02:43,740 --> 00:02:46,800 [singing] 63 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:48,100 So then the prince said, 64 00:02:49,260 --> 00:02:50,320 And then I said, 65 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:54,260 And that’s how the sea witch’s spell was broken. 66 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,460 We talked and danced the rest of the evening, 67 00:02:56,700 --> 00:02:58,960 And that's how the Prince and I fell in love! 68 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,460 It was probably THIS move that sealed the deal. 69 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:10,340 And I’m glad to report we lived happily ever after!! 70 00:03:10,340 --> 00:03:12,260 The end! 71 00:03:14,340 --> 00:03:17,140 And that's the end of The Little Mermaid! 72 00:03:17,180 --> 00:03:20,400 Thanks so much for coming to listen to another story with me, guys! 73 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,080 Come on back next time! 74 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:23,480 See ya! 75 00:03:23,980 --> 00:03:26,480 Oh! Click some more stories over there! 76 00:03:27,460 --> 00:03:30,120 Bye! See ya later! 77 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:32,820 Bye!