Elfin Land

Chapter 3: A Very Handsome Mermaid.

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A collection of short, rhyming children's poems that populate a fanciful world of fairies, elves, and small creatures. Scenes include moonlit dances, seaside frolics, garden games, and playful animal portraits, all rendered in light, sing-song verse. Recurring images of nature and domestic whimsy introduce gentle moral touches and humorous surprises. The pieces are brief, accessible, and shaped for reading aloud to young audiences.

A Very Handsome Mermaid.

A very handsome mermaid,

Father neptune’s only daughter;

Has a very lovely bower.

All her own, beneath the water.

She has slaves to do her bidding;

All the big and little fishes,

Bring her jewels without number,

And prepare her dainty dishes.

We hear about her graceful form,

The charms with which she’s laden,

But no one yet has ever seen

This wonderful sea-maiden.