mermaid tale
Oceanic folklore account
A mermaid tale is a story featuring mermaids—the mythical sea creatures with human upper bodies and fish tails.
The phrase plays on the homophone "tail," connecting the narrative sense with the creature's defining physical feature: She's writing a mermaid tale for young readers.
Children's literature and fantasy fiction abound with mermaid tales.
- sirenWailing alert device
- sea creatureOcean-inhabiting organism
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- finsSwimming appendages
- fish tailSideways skid of rear
scales · underwater · ocean depths · Ariel · seashell · coral · legend · fantasy · shipwreck · sailor · enchantment · swimming · swimming with dolphins · fishtail · folklore · longing · transformation · singing
mermaid taletrue story
Narrative of actual events
documentary · historical account · news report · biography · realistic fiction
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