“Fifteen-year-old Jo was very long and lanky, and reminded one of a skinny squid whose appendages sprouted too fast. She never seemed to know what to do with her emerald tail, which was energetic and very much in her way.” MermaidRetellingMermaidsMermaid BookLousia May Alcott Book:Little Women: Mermaid Edition Source: Little Women: Mermaid Edition
“Very few letters-in-bottles in those hard times were not touching. Especially so were those letters-in-bottles which fathers sent home.” MermaidRetellingLittle WomenMermaidsRetellingsLouisa May AlcottMermaid Book Book:Little Women: Mermaid Edition Source: Little Women: Mermaid Edition
“Somehow the sea-flowers finished Meg’s despondency. She tucked the glow blooms into her shell corset, and wove the fin fronds into her hair. Then she swam out and enjoyed herself, for she danced to her heart’s content.” MermaidRetellingLittle WomenMermaidsRetellingsLouisa May AlcottMermaid Book Book:Little Women: Mermaid Edition Source: Little Women: Mermaid Edition