What's the Difference between The Little Mermaid the Book and The Little Mermaid the Movie?
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In the Movie |
the Little Mermaid
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Ariel
Portrayed by: Jodi Benson
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the Grandmother
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This Character does not appear.
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the Sea King
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King Triton
Portrayed by: Kenneth Mars
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the Sea Witch
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Ursula
Portrayed by: Pat Carrol
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the Prince
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Eric
Portrayed by: Christopher Barnes
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This Character does not appear.
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Sebastian
Portrayed by: Samual Wright
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This Character does not appear.
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Flounder
Portrayed by: Jason Marin
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This Character does not appear.
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Scuttle
Portrayed by: Buddy Hackett
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The Little Mermaid Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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The Witch's home is surrounded by polipi (serpent like animal/plants) which would try to grab onto anything that passes. |
Ursula's place is surrounded by puny shriveled creatures which are mermaids/mermen who failed to fulfill contracts made with the witch. |
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The witch makes a potion for the Little Mermaid to drink. It will turn her tail into legs. Walking will feel like she is treading painfully upon knife blades and make her feet bleed. |
The transformation of her tail into legs is not painful.
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The Little Mermaid must marry the prince to obtain her soul. If the prince marries another then she will die the next morning and turn to sea foam without an immortal soul. |
Ariel has three days to make the prince fall in love with her and marry or else she will belong to the witch. |
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The price for the witch's help is the Little Mermaid's voice. The witch cuts off her tongue. |
Ursula captures Ariel's voice in a seashell as payment for her services.
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The Little Mermaid swims to shore after visiting her sisters. She drinks the potion and her tail is painfully split into legs. She wakes up the next morning to find the prince looking at her. She sees that she is naked and covers up with her long hair. |
Ariel drinks the portion underwater, is transformed into a human and brought to the surface by Flounder and Sebastian. On the beach she encounters Scuttle and finds some canvas to cover herself. |