1 The Littlest Sea-Nerd
A long, long time ago, in a galaxy --- oops! I mean sea --- far, far away, there lived the King of the Merpeople and his 7 daughters. They were all very beautiful, except the last one, Marla. She was quite nerdy looking. She had thick glasses and frizzy hair and her clothes always looked rumpled. The only un-nerdy thing about her was that she had a beautiful singing voice. However, while her sisters were going to parties and dating, she spent her time in the library, reading.
Now, it was a rule that the 7 princesses could not go above the surface of the water or get married, until they turned 16. The oldest was 16 and each princess was a year younger than the last, so Marla had a while to wait. She wasn't too worried about it. While her sister's each took their turn going to the surface, she would be inside, reading about mathematics or reading books on electronics.
Each of the sisters told their tale about the world above the water, but they weren't really impressed. They preferred to be roaming around their castle, while you mermen begged to have their hands in marriage.
At last, it was Marla's turn. She declined her father's offer to have her fitted with contacts before she went up. She just pulled on a wrinkled shirt and went her way. Now, as it turns out, the Prince of the country was having his 16th birthday the same day as Marla's. And now that he was an adult, he could drink all he wanted. He wandered to the beach, drunk, and walked around on the sand. Suddenly, he heard a beautiful voice. It sounded like an angel singing. He stepped toward the water to see if he could find the source of the singing, when, an undertow grabbed him, and pulled him out to sea.
Marla had been sitting on a rock, singing, when she saw the Prince drowning. She quickly swam over to him and pulled up onto the sand. On closer inspection, she saw how handsome he was. The Prince, squinted to see his savior, and before he passed out, noticed a very beautiful girl.
The next day, she heard that the Prince was offering a reward to anyone who would be able to find his beautiful savior. Marla was sad to hear this news. The prince was very handsome and she was a nerd. He would never look twice at her. She moped a few days, then had a brainstorm. She would try Wanda! Wanda was a former sea witch, but had become a beauty consultant because the money was better. So, after everyone was asleep, Marla sneaked out of the castle and swam to Wanda's shop.
"What can I do for you, honey?" Wanda asked, snapping her gum. "I want to live with the Prince, but he's so cute and I'm so nerdy." Wanda glanced at the mermaid. She was nerdy alright. "Why do you want to live with the prince?" Wanda asked, curious. "I saved his life the other night," Marla explained. "That was you?" Wanda looked at her in disbelief. "Why is he looking for a beautiful girl then?" "Well, he was sort of drunk at the time." "That would do it," Wanda confirmed. "Guys see all kinds of things when their drunk."
A long, long time ago, in a galaxy --- oops! I mean sea --- far, far away, there lived the King of the Merpeople and his 7 daughters. They were all very beautiful, except the last one, Marla. She was quite nerdy looking. She had thick glasses and frizzy hair and her clothes always looked rumpled. The only un-nerdy thing about her was that she had a beautiful singing voice. However, while her sisters were going to parties and dating, she spent her time in the library, reading.
Now, it was a rule that the 7 princesses could not go above the surface of the water or get married, until they turned 16. The oldest was 16 and each princess was a year younger than the last, so Marla had a while to wait. She wasn't too worried about it. While her sister's each took their turn going to the surface, she would be inside, reading about mathematics or reading books on electronics.
Each of the sisters told their tale about the world above the water, but they weren't really impressed. They preferred to be roaming around their castle, while you mermen begged to have their hands in marriage.
At last, it was Marla's turn. She declined her father's offer to have her fitted with contacts before she went up. She just pulled on a wrinkled shirt and went her way. Now, as it turns out, the Prince of the country was having his 16th birthday the same day as Marla's. And now that he was an adult, he could drink all he wanted. He wandered to the beach, drunk, and walked around on the sand. Suddenly, he heard a beautiful voice. It sounded like an angel singing. He stepped toward the water to see if he could find the source of the singing, when, an undertow grabbed him, and pulled him out to sea.
Marla had been sitting on a rock, singing, when she saw the Prince drowning. She quickly swam over to him and pulled up onto the sand. On closer inspection, she saw how handsome he was. The Prince, squinted to see his savior, and before he passed out, noticed a very beautiful girl.
The next day, she heard that the Prince was offering a reward to anyone who would be able to find his beautiful savior. Marla was sad to hear this news. The prince was very handsome and she was a nerd. He would never look twice at her. She moped a few days, then had a brainstorm. She would try Wanda! Wanda was a former sea witch, but had become a beauty consultant because the money was better. So, after everyone was asleep, Marla sneaked out of the castle and swam to Wanda's shop.
"What can I do for you, honey?" Wanda asked, snapping her gum. "I want to live with the Prince, but he's so cute and I'm so nerdy." Wanda glanced at the mermaid. She was nerdy alright. "Why do you want to live with the prince?" Wanda asked, curious. "I saved his life the other night," Marla explained. "That was you?" Wanda looked at her in disbelief. "Why is he looking for a beautiful girl then?" "Well, he was sort of drunk at the time." "That would do it," Wanda confirmed. "Guys see all kinds of things when their drunk."