Gallery: Books and Short Stories (12)

Gotta love stories that explore Ariel's struggling to adapt to life on land! In this one, Ariel has been having trouble sleeping since she became human for good, so Eric and Sebastian help out in trying to find a solution. This story was lovely art was included in one of the "Bedtime Stories" collections.

This comic is about young Ariel as the mermaid who cried wolf. In it, Ariel has a tendency of telling her sisters stories of adventures she's supposedly been on that they can no longer believe her, which proves a problem when she needs to convince them that she's found a very real sea wolf in a cave. This book uses the princesses' youth as depicted in Ariel's Beginning, with the shared bedroom, along with Ariel being uncertain and not yet knowing actual adventure.

Another Ariel-adjusts-to-life-on-land story! In this one, Ariel is excited to learn how to dance with the tambourine, but isn't confident on legs, let alone telling her right from left apart, but a little encouragement goes a long way. This story is in the "Jewel Collection" and "5-Minute The Little Mermaid Stories", both versions below; it's also in one of the "A Spectacular Storybook Collection" books.

Triton's daughters are given special pearls as a mark of their coming-of-age and taking of new responsibilities, and Ariel needs to decide what her role she'd like to have. The one she decides on is a fitting one! Three different versions of this story below, the first is from "Jewel Collection" the second is from "Dragons, Mermaids, Fairies, and More" and the third from "5-Minute The Little Mermaid Stories".

Ursula can't stand watching other merfolk have a good time in the Coral Festival, so she ventures out to sabotage the festivities. This story was included in the "5-Minute Disney Villains Stories" and "5-Minute The Little Mermaid Stories".

This story has a young Eric (with Grimsby and Max accompanying him) learning about seafaring and growing to love it, despite his earlier fear of drowning. This story is in the "5-Minute The Little Mermaid Stories" collection.