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小美人鱼－英文剧本
THELITTLEMERMAID
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(Anocean.Birdsareflyingandporpoisesareswimminghappily.
Fromthefogashipappearscrashingthroughthewaves)
Sailors:I'lltellyouataleofthebottomlessblue
Andit'sheytothestarboard,heaveho
Lookout,lad,amermaidbewaitin'foryou
Inmysteriousfathomsbelow.
Eric:Isn'tthisgreat?Thesaltyseaair,thewindblowinginyourface...
aperfectdaytobeatsea!
Grimsby:(Leaningoverside.)Ohyes...delightful.... Sailor1:Afinestrongwindandafollowingsea.KingTritonmustbeina
friendly-typemood.
Eric:KingTriton?
Sailor2:Why,rulerofthemerpeople,lad.Thoughteverygoodsailorknew
abouthim.
Grimsby:Merpeople!Eric,paynoattentiontothisnauticalnonsense.
Sailor2:Butitain'tnonsense,it'sthetruth!I'mtellin'you,downinthe
depthso'theoceantheylive.(Hegestureswildly,Fishinhishandflops
awayandlandsbackintheocean,relieved.)
Sailors:Heave.ho.Heave,ho.Inmysteriousfathomsbelow.(Fishsighsand
swimsaway.)
(Titles.Variousfishswimming.Merpeopleconvergeonagreatundersea
palace,fillingconcerthallinside.Fanfareensues.)
Seahorse:Ahem...Hisroyalhighness,KingTriton!(Tritonenters
dramaticallytowildcheering.)Andpresentingthedistinguishedcourt
composer,HoratioTheloniousIgnatiusCrustaceousSebastian!(Sebastian
enterstomildapplause.)
Triton:I'mreallylookingforwardtothisperformance,Sebastian.
Sebastian:Oh,YourMajesty,thiswillbethefinestconcertIhaveevercon-
ducted.Yourdaughters-theywillbespectacular!
Triton:Yes,andespeciallymylittleAriel.
Sebastian:Yes,yes,shehasthemostbeautifulvoice....[sotto]Ifonly
she'dshowupforrehearsalsonceinawhile....(Heproceedstopodium
andbeginstodirectorchestra.)
Triton'sdaughters:Ah,wearethedaughtersofTriton.
Greatfatherwholovesusandnameduswell:
Aquata,Andrina,Arista,Atina,Adella,Allana.
Andthenthereistheyoungestinhermusicaldebut,
Ourseventhlittlesister,we'representinghertoyou,
TosingasongSebastianwrote,hervoiceislikeabell,
She'soursister,Ar-i...
(ShellopenstorevealthatArielisabsent.)
Triton:(Veryangry.)Ariel!!
(CuttoAriellookingatsunkenship.)
Flounder:(Fromdistance.)Ariel,waitforme...
Ariel:Flounder,hurryup!
Flounder:(Catchingup.)YouknowIcan'tswimthatfast.
Ariel:Thereitis.Isn'titfantastic?
Flounder:Yeah...sure...it-it'sgreat.Nowlet'sgetouttahere.
Ariel:You'renotgettingcoldfinsnow,areyou?
Flounder:Who,me?Noway.It'sjust,it,err...itlooks-dampinthere.
Yeah.AndIthinkImaybecomingdownwithsomething.Yeah,Igotthis
cough.(Floundercoughsunconvincingly)
Ariel:Allright.I'mgoinginside.Youcanjuststayhereand-watchfor
sharks.(Shegoesinside.)
Flounder:O.K.Yeah-yougo.I'llstayand-what?Sharks!Ariel!
(Hetriestofitthroughporthole.)Ariel...Ican't...Imean-
Arielhelp!
Ariel:(Laughs.)Oh,Flounder.
Flounder:(Wispering.)Ariel,doyoureallythinktheremightbesharksaround
here?(Sharkpassesoutside.)
Ariel:Flounder,don'tbesuchaguppy.
Flounder:I'mnotaguppy.(Getspulledthroughporthole.)Thisisgreat-I
mean,Ireallylovethis.Excitement,adventure,dangerlurkingaround
everycorn-YAAAAHHHHHHHH!!Ariel!!(Heseesaskull,crashesintopillar
causingcavein,andswimsfranticallyaway,knockingoverAriel.)
Ariel:Oh,areyouokay?
Flounder:Yeahsure,noproblem,I'mokay...
Ariel:Shhh...(Seeingafork.)Ohmygosh!Ohmygosh!Haveyouever
seenanythingsowonderfulinyourentirelife?
Flounder:Wow,cool!But,err,whatisit?
Ariel:Idon'tknow.ButIbetScuttlewill.
(Putsforkinbag.Skarkswimsbyoutside.)
Flounder:Whatwasthat?Didyouhearsomething?
Ariel:(Distractedbypipe.)Hmm,Iwonderwhatthisoneis?
Flounder:Ariel..
Ariel:Flounder,willyourelax.Nothingisgoingtohappen.
Flounder:(SeeingSharkloomingbehindhim.)AAHHHH!!Run!!Run!!We're
gonnadie!!(Sharkchasesthemallaround.Ariel'sbagishungup.She
goesbackforit.Sharkalmostgetsthem.Theyheadforporthole.)OhNo!!
(Theycrashthroughandgoroundandround.Floundergetsknockedsilly
butArielsaveshimandtrapsShark)Youbigbully.THBBBTTTT...
(Sharksnapsathimandheswimsaway.)
Ariel:(Laughing.)Flounder,youreallyareaguppy.
Flounder:Iamnot.
(Onsurface.Scuttleonhisislandhummingandlookingthroughhis
telescope.)
Ariel:Scuttle!
Scuttle:(Lookingthroughthetelescopethewrongway,shouting.)Whoa!
Mermaidofftheportbow!Ariel,howyoudoin'kid?(Lowerstelescopeto
revealArielatwing'slength.)Whoa,whataswim!
Ariel:Scuttle-lookwhatwefound.
Flounder:Yeah-wewereinthissunkenship-itwasreallycreepy.
Scuttle:Humanstuff,huh?Hey,lemmesee.(Picksupfork.)Lookatthis.
Wow-thisisspecial-thisisvery,veryunusual.
Ariel:What?Whatisit?
Scuttle:It'sadinglehopper!Humansusetheselittlebabies...to
straightentheirhairout.See-justalittletwirlherean'ayank
thereand-voiolay!Yougotanaestheticallypleasingconfiguration
ofhairthathumansgonutsover!
Ariel:Adinglehopper!
Flounder:Whataboutthatone?
Scuttle:(Holdingpipe)Ah-thisIhaven'tseeninyears.Thisiswonderful!
Abanded,bulbous-snarfblat.
ArielandFlounder:Oohhh.
Scuttle:Now,thesnarfblatdatesbacktoprehistoricaltimes,whenhumansused
tositaround,andstareateachotherallday.Gotveryboring.So,they
inventedthesnarfblattomakefinemusic.Allowme.
(Scuttleblowsintothepipe;seaweedpopsouttheotherend.)
Ariel:Music?Oh,theconcert!Ohmygosh,myfather'sgonnakillme!
Flounder:Theconcertwastoday?
Scuttle:(Stillcontemplatingpipe.)Maybeyoucouldmakealittleplanter
outofitorsomethin'.
Ariel:Uh,I'msorry,I'vegottago.ThankyouScuttle.(Waves.)
Scuttle:Anytimesweetie,anytime.
(CuttoFlotsamandJetsam,thenUrsulainbackgroundwatchingmagic
projectionofArielswimming.)
Ursula:Yeeeeeees,hurryhome,princess.Wewouldn'twanttomissolddaddy's
celebration,now,wouldwe?Huh!Celebrationindeed.Bah!InMYday,we
hadfantasticalfeastswhenIlivedinthepalace.Andnow,lookatme-
wastedawaytopracticallynothing-banishedandexiledandpractically
starving,whileheandhisflimsyfish-folkcelebrate.Well,I'llgive'em
somethingtocelebratesoonenough.Flotsam!Jetsam!Iwantyoutokeepan
extraclosewatchonthisprettylittledaughterofhis.Shemaybethekey
toTriton'sundoing....
(FadetothepalacethroneroomwhereArielisbeingadmonished.)
Triton:Ijustdon'tknowwhatwe'regoingtodowithyou,younglady.
Ariel:Daddy,I'msorry,Ijustforgot,I-
Triton:Asaresultofyourcarelessbehaviour-
Sebastian:Carelessandrecklessbehaviour!
Triton:-theentirecelebrationwas,er-
Sebastian:Well,itwasruined!That'sall.Completelydestroyed!This
concertwastobethepinnacleofmydistinguishedcareer.Nowthanksto
youIamthelaughingstockoftheentirekingdom!
Flounder:Butitwasn'therfault!Ah-well-first,ahh,thissharkchasedus
-yeah-yeah!Andwetriedto-butwecouldn't-and-grrrrrrrrr-and-
andwe-whoooaaaaaa-oh,andthenweweresafe.Butthenthisseagullcame,
anditwasthisisthis,andthatisthat,and-
Triton:Seagull?What?Oh-youwentuptothesurfaceagain,didn'tyou?
DIDN'TYOU?
Ariel:Nothing-happened....
Triton:Oh,Ariel,Howmanytimesmustwegothroughthis?Youcould'vebeen
seenbyoneofthosebarbarians-by-byoneofthosehumans!
Ariel:Daddy,they'renotbarbarians!
Triton:They'redangerous.DoyouthinkIwanttoseemyyoungestdaughter
snaredbysomefish-eater'shook?
Ariel:I'msixteenyearsold-I'mnotachildanymore-
Triton:Don'tyoutakethattoneofvoicewithmeyounglady.Aslongasyou
liveundermyocean,you'llobeymyrules!
Ariel:Butifyouwouldjustlisten-
Triton:Notanotherword-andIamnever,NEVERtohearofyougoingtothe
surfaceagain.Isthatclear?(Arielleaves,crying.)
Sebastian:Hm!Teenagers....Theythinktheyknoweverything.Yougive
themaninch,theyswimalloveryou.
Triton:Doyou,er,thinkI-Iwastoohardonher?
Sebastian:Definitelynot.Why,ifArielwasmydaughter,I'dshowherwhowas
boss.Noneofthis"flittingtothesurface"andothersuchnonsense.No,
sir-I'dkeepherundertightcontrol.
Triton:You'reabsolutelyright,Sebastian.
Sebastian:Ofcourse.
Triton:Arielneedsconstantsupervision.
Sebastian:Constant.
Triton:Someonetowatchoverher-tokeepheroutoftrouble.
Sebastian:Allthetime-
Triton:AndYOUarejustthecrabtodoit.
(CuttoSebastianwalkingdowncorridor.)
Sebastian:HowdoIgetmyselfintothesesituations?Ishouldbewriting
symphonies-nottaggingalongaftersomeheadstrongteenager.(SeesAriel
andFloundersneakingoffandfollows.)Hmm?Whatisthatgirlupto?(He
barelymakesitintocaveandseesAriel'scollection.)Huh?
Flounder:Ariel,areyouokay?
Ariel:IfonlyIcouldmakehimunderstand.Ijustdon'tseethingsthewayhe
does.Idon'tseehowaworldthatmakessuchwonderfulthings-couldbe
bad.
Lookatthisstuff
Isn'titneat?
Wouldn'tyouthinkmycollection'scomplete?
Wouldn'tyouthinkI'mthegirl
Thegirlwhohasev'rything?
Lookatthistrove
Treasuresuntold
Howmanywonderscanonecavernhold?
Lookin'aroundhereyou'dthink
Sure,she'sgoteverything
I'vegotgadgetsandgizmosaplenty
I'vegotwhozitsandwhatzitsgalore
(Youwantthingamabobs?
Igottwenty)
Butwhocares?
Nobigdeal
Iwantmore
Iwannabewherethepeopleare
Iwannasee
Wannasee'emdancin'
Walkin'aroundonthose
(Whad'yacall'em?)oh-feet
Flippin'yourfinsyoudon'tgettoofar
Legsarerequiredforjumpin',dancin'
Strollin'alongdowna
(What'sthatwordagain?)street
Upwheretheywalk
Upwheretheyrun
Upwheretheystayalldayinthesun
Wanderin'free
WishIcouldbe
Partofthatworld
WhatwouldIgive
IfIcouldlive
Outtathesewaters?
WhatwouldIpay
Tospendaday
Warmonthesand?
Betchaonland
Theyunderstand
Bettheydon'treprimandtheirdaughters
Brightyoungwomen
Sicko'swimmin'
Readytostand
Andreadytoknowwhatthepeopleknow
Ask'emmyquestions
Andgetsomeanswers
What'safireandwhydoesit
(What'stheword?)burn?
When'sitmyturn?
Wouldn'tIlove
Lovetoexplorethatshoreabove?
Outofthesea
WishIcouldbe
Partofthatworld
(Sebastianhasbeenstrugglingaroundandnowcomescrashingdownmaking
alotofnoise.)
Ariel:Sebastian!?
Sebastian:Ariel-what,areyoumad?Howcouldyou-whatisallthis?
Ariel:It,err,it'sjustmy-collection....
Sebastian:Oh.Isee.Yourcollection.Hmmm.IFYOURFATHERKNEWABOUTTHIS
PLACEHE'D-
Flounder:You'renotgonnatellhim,areyou?
Ariel:Oh,please,Sebastian,hewouldneverunderstand.
Sebastian:Ariel.You'reunderalotofpressuredownhere.Comewithme,
I'lltakeyouhomeandgetyousomethingwarmtodrink.(Ashippassesby
overhead.)
Ariel:Whatdoyousuppose?...
Sebastian:Ariel?Ariel!
(Onsurface.Fireworksintheskyaroundship.Ariellookson,
amazed.SebastianandFlounderarrive.)
Sebastian:Ariel,what-whatareyou-jumpin'jellyfish!Ariel,Ariel!
Pleasecomeback!(ArielswimstoshipandwatchespartyuntilMaxfinds
her.)
Eric:(Whistles.)Max,hereboy.Hey,comeon,mutt,whatchadoing,huh
Max?Goodboy.(Arielseeshimandisstricken.)
Scuttle:Heythere,sweetie!Quiteashow,eh?
Ariel:Scuttle,bequiet!They'llhearyou.
Scuttle:Oooh,Igotcha,Igotcha.We'rebeingintrepidatious.WE'REOUTTO
DISCOVER!(Arielgrabshisbeak.)
Ariel:I'veneverseenahumanthisclosebefore.Oh-he'sveryhandsome,
isn'the?
Scuttle:(LookingatMax)Idunno,helookskindahairyandslobberytome.
Ariel:Notthatone-theoneplayingthesnarfblat.
Grimsby:Silence!Silence!Itisnowmyhonourandprivilegetopresentour
esteemedPrinceEricwithaveryspecial,veryexpensive,verylargebirthday
present.
Eric:Ah,Grimsby-y'oldbeanpole,youshouldn'thave.
Grimsby:Iknow.Happybirthday,Eric!(Large,gaudystatueofEricis
revealed.Maxgrowls.)
Eric:Gee,Grim.It's,err,it's,err-it'sreallysomethin'....
Grimsby:Yes,Icommissioneditmyself.Ofcourse,Ihadhopeditwouldbea
weddingpresent,but...
Eric:Comeon,Grim,don'tstart.Look,you'renotstillsorebecauseIdidn't
fallfortheprincessofGlauerhaven,areyou?
Grimsby:Oh,Eric,itisn'tmealone.Theentirekingdomwantstoseeyou
happilysettleddownwiththerightgirl.
Eric:Well,she'souttheresomewhere.Ijust-Ijusthaven'tfoundheryet.
Grimsby:Well,perhapsyouhaven'tbeenlookinghardenough.
Eric:Believeme,Grim,whenIfindherI'llknow-withoutadoubt.It'll
just-bam!-hitme-likelightning.(Lightningandthunderappearandthe
skygrowsdark.)
Sailor:Hurricanea'commin'!!Standfast!Securetheriggin'!(Stormhits.)
Scuttle:Whoa!Thewind'sallofasuddenonthemovehere.(Heisblown
away.)Oh!Ariel...(Shipcrashesthroughstorm.Lightningstartsafire.
Arockloomsahead.)
Eric:Lookout!...(ShipcrashesandallarethrownoverboardexceptMax.)
Grim,hangon!(SeesMax.)Max!(Goesbacktosavehim.)JumpMax!Come
onboy,jump!YoucandoitMax.(HesavesMaxbutistrappedonboard.)
Grimsby:ERIC!(Shipexplodes.ArielfindsEricneardrowningandpullshim
away.)
(Onbeach.ArielissittingnexttoanunconsciousEric.)
Ariel:Ishe-dead?
Scuttle:(OpensEric'seyelid.)It'shardtosay.(PutshisearagainstEric's
foot.)Oh,I-Ican'tmakeoutaheartbeat.
Ariel:No,look!He'sbreathing.He'sso,beautiful.
WhatwouldIgive
Tolivewhereyouare?
WhatwouldIpay
Tostayherebesideyou?
WhatwouldIdotoseeyou
Smilingatme?
Wherewouldwewalk?
Wherewouldwerun?
Ifwecouldstayalldayinthesun?
Justyouandme
AndIcouldbe
Partofyourworld
(SebastianandFlounderhavewashedupandarewatchingscene.Maxand
Grimsbyapproach.Arielhurriesaway.)
Grimsby:Eric!Oh,Eric.Youreallydelightinthesesadisticstrainsonmy
bloodpressure,don'tyou?
Eric:Agirl-rescuedme....Shewas-singing...shehadthemost-
beautifulvoice.
Grimsby:Ah,Eric,Ithinkyou'veswallowedabittoomuchseawater.Offwe
go.Comeon,Max.
Sebastian:Wejustgottaforgetthiswholethingeverhappened.Theseaking
willneverknow.Youwon'ttellhim,Iwon'ttellhim.Iwillstayinone
piece.
Ariel:
Idon'tknowwhen
Idon'tknowhow
ButIknowsomething'sstartingrightnow
Watchandyou'llsee
SomedayI'llbe
Partofyourworld
(FlotsamandJetsamappear.FadetoUrsulawatchingfromherchamber.)
Ursula:Oh,no,no,no,no,no,no.Ican'tstandit-it'stooeasy.The
childisinlovewithahuman.Andnotjustanyhuman-aprince!Her
daddy'llLOVEthat.KingTriton'sheadstrong,lovesickgirlwouldmakea
charmingadditiontomylittlegarden.
(Fadetopalace.Thensister'sdressingroom.)
Andrina:Ariel,dear,timetocomeout.You'vebeeninthereallmorning.
(Arielemerges,singingtoherself.)
Atina:Whatiswithherlately?
Ariel:Morning,Daddy.(Arielswimsoff.)
Atina:Oh,she'sgotitbad.
Triton:What?Whathasshegot?
Andrina:Isn'titobvious,Daddy?Ariel'sinlove.
Triton:Ariel?Inlove?
(CuttoSebastianpacingonrockoutside.)
Sebastian:O.K.Sofar,sogood.Idon'tthinkthekingknows.Butitwillnot
beeasykeepingsomethinglikethisasecretforlong.
Ariel:(Pickingpetalsoffaflower)Helovesme...hmmm,helovesme
not....Helovesme!Iknewit!
Sebastian:Ariel,stoptalkingcrazy.
Ariel:Igottaseehimagain-tonight!Scuttleknowswherehelives.
Sebastian:Ariel-please.Willyougetyourheadoutofthecloudsandback
inthewaterwhereitbelongs?
Ariel:I'llswimuptohiscastle.ThenFlounderwillsplasharoundtogethis
attention,andthenwith-
Sebastian:DownHEREisyourhome!Ariel-listentome.Thehumanworld-
it'samess.Lifeundertheseaisbetterthananythingtheygotupthere.
Theseaweedisalwaysgreener
Insomebodyelse'slake
Youdreamaboutgoingupthere
Butthatisabigmistake
Justlookattheworldaroundyou
Righthereontheoceanfloor
Suchwonderfulthingssurroundyou
Whatmoreisyoulookin'for?
Underthesea
Underthesea
Darlingit'sbetter
Downwhereit'swetter
Takeitfromme
Upontheshoretheyworkallday
Outinthesuntheyslaveaway
Whilewedevotin'
Fulltimetofloatin'
Underthesea
Downhereallthefishishappy
Asoffthroughthewavestheyroll
Thefishonthelandain'thappy
Theysad'causetheyintheirbowl
Butfishinthebowlislucky
Theyinforaworserfate
Onedaywhenthebossgethungry
Guesswho'sgon'beontheplate
Underthesea
Underthesea
Nobodybeatus
Fryusandeatus
Infricassee
Wewhatthelandfolkslovestocook
Undertheseaweoffthehook
Wegotnotroubles
Lifeisthebubbles
Underthesea
Underthesea
Sincelifeissweethere
Wegotthebeathere
Naturally
Eventhesturgeonan'theray
Theygettheurge'n'starttoplay
Wegotthespirit
Yougottohearit
Underthesea
Thenewtplaytheflute
Thecarpplaytheharp
Theplaiceplaythebass
Andtheysoundin'sharp
Thebassplaythebrass
Thechubplaythetub
Theflukeisthedukeofsoul
(Yeah)
Therayhecanplay
Thelingsonthestrings
Thetroutrockin'out
Theblackfishshesings
Thesmeltandthesprat
Theyknowwhereit'sat
An'ohthatblowfishblow
Underthesea
Underthesea
Whenthesardine
Beginthebeguine
It'smusictome
Whatdotheygot?Alotofsand
Wegotahotcrustaceanband
Eachlittleclamhere
knowhowtojamhere
Underthesea
Eachlittleslughere
Cuttin'arughere
Underthesea
Eachlittlesnailhere
Knowhowtowailhere
That'swhyit'shotter
Underthewater
Yaweinluckhere
Downinthemuckhere
Underthesea
(TheydiscoverthatArielhasleftwithFlounder.)
Ariel?Ariel?Oh...somebody'sgottonailthatgirl'sfinstothefloor.
Seahorse:Sebastian!Sebastian,I'vebeenlookingalloverforyou.I'vegot
anurgentmessagefromtheseaking.
Sebastian:Theseaking?
Seahorse:Hewantstoseeyourightaway-somethingaboutAriel.
Sebastian:Heknows!
(Inpalacethroneroom.Tritonlookingatflower.)
Triton:Let'ssee,now....Oh,whocouldtheluckymermanbe?(Notices
Sebastian.)Comein,Sebastian.
Sebastian:(Sotto)Imustn'toverreact.Imustremaincalm.(Fiveoctaves
higherthannormal)Yes-(loco)yes,YourMajesty.
Triton:Now,Sebastian,I'mconcernedaboutAriel.Haveyounoticedshe'sbeen
actingpeculiarlately?
Sebastian:Peculiar?
Triton:Youknow,moaningabout,daydreaming,singingtoherself....You
haven'tnoticed,hmm?
Sebastian:Oh-well,I-
Triton:Sebastian....
Sebastian:Hmmm?
Triton:Iknowyou'vebeenkeepingsomethingfromme....
Sebastian:Keeping...something?
Triton:AboutAriel?
Sebastian:Ariel...?
Triton:Inlove?
Sebastian:Itriedtostopher,sir.Shewouldn'tlisten.Itoldhertostay
awayfromhumans-theyarebad,theyaretrouble,they-
Triton:Humans?WHATABOUTHUMANS?
Sebastian:Humans?Hohohoho....Whosaidanythingabouthumans?
(FadetoArielandFlounderenteringcave.)
Ariel:Flounder,whycan'tyoujusttellmewhatthisisallabout?
Flounder:You'llsee.It'sasuprise.
Ariel:(SeesstatueofEric.)Oh,Flounder-Flounderyou'rethebest!itlooks
justlikehim.Itevenhashiseyes."Why,Eric,runawaywithyou?This
isallso-sosudden....(TurnsaroundandseesTriton.)Daddy!...
Triton:Iconsidermyselfareasonablemerman.Isetcertainrules,andI
expectthoserulestobeobeyed.
Ariel:ButDaddy!-
Triton:Isittrueyourescuedahumanfromdrowing?
Ariel:Daddy,Ihadto-
Triton:Contactbetweenthehumanworldandthemer-worldisstrictlyfor-
bidden.Ariel,youknowthat!Everyoneknowsthat!
Ariel:Hewouldhavedied-
Triton:Onelesshumantoworryabout!
Ariel:Youdon'tevenknowhim.
Triton:Knowhim?Idon'thavetoknowhim.They'reallthesame.Spineless,
savage,harpooning,fish-eaters,incapableofanyfeeling-
Ariel:Daddy,Ilovehim!
Triton:No...Haveyoulostyoursensescompletely?He'sahuman,you're
amermaid!
Ariel:Idon'tcare.
Triton:SohelpmeAriel,Iamgoingtogetthroughtoyou.Andifthisisthe
onlyway,sobeit.(Beginstoblasttheartifactswithhistrident.)
Ariel:Daddy!...No...No,please-Daddy,stop!...Daddy,Nooo!!...
(Heblastsstatue.Arielbeginscryingandheleaves,ashamed.)
Sebastian:Ariel,I...
Ariel:(Stillcrying.)Justgoaway.(HeleavesandFlotsanandJetsamappear.)
Flotsam:Poorchild.
Jetsam:Poor,sweetchild.
Flotsam:Shehasaveryseriousproblem
Jetsam:Ifonlythereweresomethingwecoulddo.
Flotsam:Butthereissomething.
Ariel:Who-whoareyou?
Jetsam:Don'tbescared.
Flotsam:Werepresentsomeonewhocanhelpyou.
Jetsam:Someonewhocouldmakeallyourdreamscometrue.
FlotsamandJetsam:Justimagine-
Jetsam:Youandyourprince-
FlotsamandJetsam:Together,forever....
Ariel:Idon'tunderstand.
Jetsam:Ursulahasgreatpowers
Ariel:Theseawitch?Why,that's-Icouldn'tpossibly-no!Getoutof
here!Leavemealone!
Flotsam:Suityourself.
Jetsam:Itwasonlyasuggestion.
[Jetsamflicksthestatue'sbrokenfacetowardsAriel.]
Ariel:[Lookingattheface]Wait.
FlotsamandJetsam:Yeeeeeeeeeess?
(CuttooutsideofcavewithFlounderandSebastian.)
Flounder:(snif)PoorAriel.
Sebastian:Ididn'tmeantotell,itwasanaccident.(Arielpassesby.)
Ariel-whereareyougoing?Ariel,whatareyoudoingherewiththis
riff-raff?
riel:I'mgoingtoseeUrsula.
Sebastian:Ariel,no!No,she'sademon,she'samonster!
Ariel:Whydon'tyougotellmyfather?You'regoodatthat.
Sebastian:But...But,I...(ToFlounder.)Comeon.(Theytraveltowards
Ursula'scavern.)
FlotsamandJetsam:Thisway.(Arielentersandishungupinthegardenof
souls.)
Ursula:Comein.Comein,mychild.Wemustn'tlurkindoorways-it'srude.
OneMIGHTquestionyourupbringing....Now,then.You'reherebecause
youhaveathingforthishuman.This,er,princefellow.NotthatIblame
you-heisquiteacatch,isn'the?Well,angelfish,thesolutiontoyour
problemissimple.Theonlywaytogetwhatyouwant-istobecomeahuman
yourself.
Ariel:CanyouDOthat?
Ursula:Mydear,sweetchild.That'swhatIdo-it'swhatIlivefor.Tohelp
unfortunatemerfolk-likeyourself.Poorsoulswithnooneelsetoturnto.
IadmitthatinthepastI'vebeenanasty
Theyweren'tkiddingwhentheycalledme,well,awitch
Butyou'llfindthatnowadays
I'vemendedallmyways
Repented,seenthelightandmadeaswitch
True?Yes
AndIfortunatelyknowalittlemagic
It'satalentthatIalwayshavepossessed
Andherelately,pleasedon'tlaugh
Iuseitonbehalf
Ofthemiserable,lonelyanddepressed
(Pathetic)
Poorunfortunatesouls
Inpain
Inneed
Thisonelongingtobethinner
Thatonewantstogetthegirl
AnddoIhelpthem?
Yes,indeed
Thosepoorunfortunatesouls
Sosad
Sotrue
Theycomeflockingtomycauldron
Crying,"Spells,Ursulaplease!"
AndIhelpthem?
Yes,Ido
Nowit'shappenedonceortwice
Someonecouldn'tpaytheprice
AndI'mafraidIhadtorake'em'crossthecoals
Yes,I'vehadtheoddcomplaint
ButonthewholeI'vebeenasaint
Tothosepoorunfortunatesouls
Now,here'sthedeal.Iwillmakeyouapotionthatwillturnyouinto
ahumanforthreedays.Gotthat?Threedays.Nowlisten,thisisimport-
ant.Beforethesunsetsonthethirdday,you'vegottogetdearol'
princeytofallinlovewithyou.Thatis,he'sgottokissyou.Notjust
anykiss-thekissoftruelove.Ifhedoeskissyoubeforethesunsetson
thethirdday,you'llremainhuman,permanently,but-ifhedoesn't,you
turnbackintoamermaid,and-youbelongtome.
Sebastian:NoAriel!(HeissilencedbyFlotsamandJetsam.)
Ursula:Havewegotadeal?
Ariel:IfIbecomehuman,I'llneverbewithmyfatherorsistersagain.
Ursula:That'sright....But-you'llhaveyourman.Life'sfulloftough
choices,innit?Oh-andthereisonemorething.Wehaven'tdiscussedthe
subjectofpayment.Youcan'tgetsomethingfornothing,youknow.
Ariel:ButIdon'thaveany-
Ursula:I'mnotaskingmuch.Justatoken,really,atrifle.You'llnevereven
missit.WhatIwantfromyouis...yourvoice.
Ariel:Myvoice?
Ursula:You'vegotit,sweetcakes.Nomoretalking,singing,zip.
Ariel:Butwithoutmyvoice,howcanI-
Ursula:You'llhaveyourlooks!Yourprettyface!Anddon'tunderestimatethe
importanceofbodylanguage!Ha!
Themenuptheredon'tlikealotofblabber
Theythinkagirlwhogossipsisabore
Yes,onlandit'smuchpreferred
Forladiesnottosayaword
Andafterall,dear,whatisidleprattlefor?
Comeon,they'renotallthatimpressedwithconversation
Truegentlemenavoiditwhentheycan
Buttheydoteandswoonandfawn
Onaladywho'swithdrawn
It'sshewhoholdshertonguewhogetsherman
Comeon,youpoorunfortunatesoul
Goahead!
Makeyourchoice!
I'maverybusywoman
AndIhaven'tgotallday
Itwon'tcostmuch
Justyourvoice!
Youpoorunfortunatesoul
It'ssad
Buttrue
Ifyouwanttocrossabridge,mysweet
You'vegottopaythetoll
Takeagulpandtakeabreath
Andgoaheadandsignthescroll!
Flotsam,Jetsam,nowI'vegother,boys
Thebossisonaroll
Thispoorunfortunatesoul.
(Arielsignscontract.)
Paluga,sarruga,comewindsoftheCaspianSea.
Nowringsusglossitisandmaxlaryngitis,
Lavocetome!
Now...sing!
Ariel:(Sings.)
Ursula:Keepsinging!(GiantmagicalhandsripoutAriel'svoiceandgiveitto
Ursula.ShelaughsasArielischangedintoahumanandrushedtothesurf-
acebyFlounderandSebastian.)
(Fadetobeach.EricandMaxarewalkingnearcastle.)
Eric:(Playingflute.)Thatvoice.Ican'tgetitoutofmyhead.I'velooked
everywhere,Max-wherecouldshebe?(OnothersideofrocksArielis
washedup.SebastianandFlounderareexausted.Arielseesherlegsandis
amazed.)
Scuttle:Well,lookatwhatthecatfishdraggedin!Lookatya!Lookatya!
There'ssomethingdifferent.Don'ttellme-Igotit.It'syourhairdo,
right?You'vebeenusingthedinglehopper,right?No?Nohuh,wellletme
see.New...seashells?Nonewseashells.IgottaadmitIcan'tputmy
footonitrightnow,butifIjuststandherelongenoughIknowthatI'll-
Sebastian:SHE'SGOTLEGS,YOUIDIOT!Shetradedhervoicetotheseawitch
andgotlegs.Jeez,man...
Scuttle:Iknewthat.
Flounder:Ariel'sbeenturnedintoahuman.She'sgottamaketheprincefallin
lovewithher,andhe'sgottaki-he'sgottakissher.(Arieltriestoget
up.)
Sebastian:Andshe'sonlygotthreedays.Justlookather.Onlegs.Onhuman
legs!Mynervesareshot.Thisisacatastrophe!Whatwouldherfathersay?
I'lltellyouwhatherfather'dsay,he'dsayhe'sgonnakillhimselfacrab,
that'swhatherfather'dsay!I'mgonnamarchmeselfstraighthomerightnow
andtellhimjustlikeIshouldadonedeminute-(Arielgrabshim.)...and
don'tyoushakeyourheadatme,younglady.Maybethere'sstilltime.If
wecouldgetthatwitchtogiveyoubackyourvoice,youcouldgohomewith
allthenormalfish,andjustbe...justbe...justbemiserablefor
therestofyourlife.Allright,allright.I'lltrytohelpyoufindthat
prince.Boy.Whatasoft-shellI'mturningouttobe.
Scuttle:Now,Ariel,I'mtellin'ya,ifyouwannabeahumanthefirstthing
yougottadoisdresslikeone.Nowlemmesee.
(CuttoEricandMax.MaxsmellsArielandgetsexcited.)
Eric:Max?Huh...what,Max!
Scuttle:(Whistles.)Yalookgreatkid.Yalook-sensational.(TheyhearMax.
HearrivesandchasesArieluponarock.)
Eric:Max...Max-QuietMax!What'sgottenintoyoufella?(SeesAriel.)
Oh...Oh,Isee.AreyouO.K.,miss?I'msorryifthisknucklehead
scaredyou.He'sharmless,really-...you...seemveryfamiliar...
tome.Havewemet?Wehavemet?Iknewit!You'retheone-theoneI've
beenlookingfor!What'syourname?(Arielmouths"Ariel"butnowordscome
out.)What'swrong?Whatisit?Youcan'tspeak?(Arielshakesherhead.)
Oh.Thenyoucouldn'tbewhoIthought.(ArielandMaxlookfrustrated.She
triespantomime.)Whatisit?You'rehurt?No,No...Youneedhelp.
(Shefallsintohim.)Whoa,whoa,careful-careful-easy.Gee,youmust
havereallybeenthroughsomething.Don'tworry,I'llhelpyou.Comeon...
Comeon,you'llbeokay.
(FadetoArielinbathplayingwithbubbles.)
Carlotta:Washedupfromashipwreck.Oh,thepoorthing.We'llhaveyou
feelingbetterinnotime.[PicksupAriel's"dress"]I'lljust-I'lljust
getthiswashedforyou.
(CuttoSebastianindressgettingwashed.)
Woman1:Wellyoumusthaveatleastheardaboutthisgirl.
Woman2:Well,Gretchensays...(Sebastianisdunked.)...sincewhenhas
Gretchengotanythingright.Imeanreally,thisgirlshowsupinragsand
doesn'tspeak-
Sebastian:Madame,please!...
Woman2:...notmyideaofaprincess.IfEric'slookingforagirl,Iknow
acoupleofhighlyavailableonesrighthere...(Sebastiandivesinto
kitchenandseesvariousfishcooking.Hefaints.)
(Cuttocastlediningroom.)
Grimsby:Oh,Eric,bereasonable.Niceyoungladiesjustdon't-swimaround
rescuingpeopleinthemiddleoftheoceanandthen-flutteroffinto
oblivion,likesome-
Eric:I'mtellin'you,Grim,shewasREAL!I'mgonnafindthatgirl-andI'm
gonnamarryher.
Carlotta:HaHa.Comeonhoney.Don'tbeshy.(Arielenteresinabeautiful
dress.)
Grimsby:Oh,Eric,isn'tsheavision?
Eric:Youlook-wonderful.
Grimsby:Comecomecome,youmustbefamished.Letmehelpyoumydear.There
wego-ah-quitecomfy?Uh.It's-It'snotofenthatwehavesuchalovely
dinnerguest,ehEric?(Arielstartscombinghairwithafork.Theylook
dumbfoundedandsheisembarrased.Sheseespipeandbrightens.)Uh,doyou
likeit?Itisrather-fine...(Sheblowsitscontentsintohisface.
Ericlaughs.)
Carlotta:Oh,my!
Eric:Ahem,sosorryGrim.
Carlotta:Why,Eric,that'sthefirsttimeI'veseenyousmileinweeks.
Grimsby:(Wipinghisface.)Oh,veryamusing.Carlotta,mydear,what'sfor
dinner?
Carlotta:Oooh,you'regonnaloveit.Chef'sbeenfixinghisspecialty,
stuffedcrab.
(CuttoSebastianwatchingLouiscook.Heishummingtohimself.)
Louis:
Lespoissons
Lespoissons
HowIlovelespoissons
Lovetochop
Andtoservelittlefish
FirstIcutofftheirheads
ThenIpulloutthebones
Ahmaisoui
Cac'esttoujoursdelish
Lespoissons
Lespoissons
Heeheehee
Hahhahhah
WiththecleaverIhackthemintwo
Ipulloutwhat'sinside
AndIserveitupfried
God,Ilovelittlefishes
Don'tyou?
Here'ssomethingfortemptingthepalate
Preparedintheclassictechnique
Firstyoupoundthefishflatwithamallet
Thenyouslashthroughtheskin
Givethebellyaslice
Thenyourubsomesaltin
'Causethatmakesittastenice
Zutalors,Ihavemissedone!
Sacrebleu
Whatisthis?
HowonearthcouldImiss
Suchasweetlittlesucculentcrab?
Queldommage
Whataloss
Herewegointhesauce
Nowsomeflour,Ithink
Justadab
NowIstuffyouwithbread
Itdon'thurt'causeyou'redead
Andyou'recertainlyluckyyouare
'Causeit'sgonnabehot
Inmybigsilverpot
Toodleloomonpoisson
Aurevoir!
(SebastianhopsbackandLouisgrabshimagain.)Whatisthis?(Sebastian
pincheshisnoseandabattleensues.Louisknocksoveralargecabinet.)
(Cuttodiningroom.Hugecrashisheard.)
Carlotta:IthinkI'dbettergoseewhatLouisisupto.
(Backtokitchen.Louisistrashingtheplace.)
Louis:Comeoutyoulittlepipsqueakandfightlikeaman!
Carlotta:Louis!Whatareyoudoing?
Louis:Well-I-Iwasjust-er,er,I'msorry,madame.
(Cutbacktodiningroom.)
Grimsby:Youknow,Eric,perhapsouryoungguestmightenjoyseeingsomeofthe
sightsofthekingdom.Somethinginthewayofatour?
Eric:I'msorry,Grim,whatwasthat?
Grimsby:Youcan'tspendallyourtimemopingabout,youneedtogetout.Do
something,havealife.(Grimsbyliftshisplate'scovertorevealSebastian
coweringinthesalad.)Getyourmindoff-
Eric:Easy,Grim,Easy.(Arielliftsherownplatecoverandsignalsfor
Sebastiantohidethere.Sebastianrushesacrosswhilenooneislooking.)
It'snotabadidea.Ifshe'sinterested.Well-whaddayasay?Wouldyou
liketojoinmeonatourofmykingdomtomorrow?
(Arielnodsvigorously,leaningheavilyonherplate'scover.)
Grimsby:Wonderful,nowlet'seat,beforethiscrabwandersoffmyplate.
(FadetoArielwatchingEricandMaxfrombalcony.)
Eric:Comehereboy!...Arrr...(HeseesArielandwaves.Sheisemb-
arassedandgoesbackinside.)
Sebastian:Thishasgottobe,withoutadoubt,thesinglemosthumiliatingday
ofmylife.IhopeyouappreciatewhatIgothroughforyou,younglady.
Now-wegottomakeaplantogetthatboytokissyou.Tomorrow,whenhe
takesyouforthatride,yougottalookyourbest.Yougottabatyoureyes-
likethis.Yougottapuckerupyourlips-likethis.(Heseessheis
asleep.)Hm.Youarehopelesschild.Youknowdat?Completelyhopeless...
(Fadetounderseapalace.SeahorseswimsuptoTriton.)
Triton:Anysignofthem?
Seahorse:No,YourMajesty.We'vesearchedeverywhere.We'vefoundnotrace
ofyourdaughter-orSebastian.
Triton:Well,keeplooking.Leavenoshellunturned,nocoralunexplored.Let
nooneinthiskingdomsleepuntilshe'ssafeathome.
Seahorse:Yessire.(Heleaves.)
Triton:Oh,whathaveIdone?WhathaveIdone?
(Morningatcastle.ArielandEricleavefortheirtour.Arielisamazed
byeverything.)
Flounder:(Astheypasswater.)Hashekissedheryet?
Sebastian:Notyet.
Flounder:Ohh...(ArielandEricgodancingandseethetown.)
Scuttle:Yo,Flounder!Anykissing?
Flounder:No,notyet.
Scuttle:Hmm.Wellthey-theybettergetcrackin'.(TheyleavetownandAriel
drives,almostcrashing.Theyenduprowingonastilllagoonintheeven-
ing.)
Flounder:Moveover-moveyourbigfeathers.Ican'tseeathing.
Scuttle:Nothingishappening....Onlyonedayleft,andthatboyain't
puckereduponce.O.K.Allright,thiscallsforalittlevocalromantic
stimulation.Standback.(Hefliesoverandsingsverybadly.)
Eric:Wow.Somebodyshouldfindthatpooranimalandputitoutofitsmisery.
Sebastian:Jeez,man,I'msurroundedbyamateurs!Youwantsomethingdone,
you'vegottodoityourself.First,wegottocreatethemood.
Percussion....Strings....Winds....Words....
Thereyouseeher
Sittingthereacrosstheway
Shedon'tgotalottosay
Butthere'ssomethingabouther
Andyoudon'tknowwhy
Butyou'redyingtotry
Youwannakissthegirl
Eric:Didyouhearsomething?
Sebastian:
Yes,youwanther
Lookather,youknowyoudo
Possibleshewantsyoutoo
Thereisonewaytoaskher
Itdon'ttakeaword
Notasingleword
Goonandkissthegirl
Shalalalalala
Myohmy
Lookliketheboytooshy
Ain'tgonnakissthegirl
Shalalalalala
Ain'tthatsad?
Ain'titashame?
Toobad,hegonnamissthegirl
Eric:Youknow,Ifeelreallybadnotknowingyourname.Heh-maybeIcould
guess.Isit,err,Mildred?O.K.,no.How'bout-Diana?Rachel?
Sebastian:Ariel.HernameisAriel.
Eric:Ariel?Ariel?Well,that'skindapretty.O.K.-Ariel...
Sebastian:
Now'syourmoment
Floatinginabluelagoon
Boyyoubetterdoitsoon
Notimewillbebetter
Shedon'tsayaword
Andshewon'tsayaword
Untilyoukissthegirl
Shalalalalala
Don'tbescared
Yougotthemoodprepared
Goonandkissthegirl
Shalalalalala
Don'tstopnow
Don'ttrytohideithow
Youwanttokissthegirl
Shalalalalala
Floatalong
Andlistentothesong
Thesongsaykissthegirl
Shalalalala
Themusicplay
Dowhatthemusicsay
Yougottokissthegirl
You'vegottokissthegirl
Youwannakissthegirl
You'vegottakissthegirl
Goonandkissthegirl
(Theboattipsover.)
Eric:Whoa,hangon-I'vegotcha.(FlotsamandJetsamcongradulateeach
other.)
(CuttoUrsula'scavern.)
Ursula:Nicework,boys.Thatwasacloseone.Tooclose.Thelittletramp!
Oh,she'sbetterthanIthought.Atthisrate,he'llbekissingherby
sunsetforsure.Well,it'stimeUrsulatookmattersintoherowntentacles!
Triton'sdaughterwillbemine-andthenI'llmakehimwrithe.I'llseehim
wrigglelikeawormonahook!(Laughing,shetransformsintoahumanwith
Ariel'svoice.)
(Fadetocastleatnight.Ericisplayingthefluteandcontemplatingas
Grimsbyapproaches.)
Grimsby:Eric,ifImaysay,farbetterthananydreamgirl,isoneofflesh
andblood,onewarmandcaring,andrightbeforeyoureyes.(HeseesAriel,
sighs,andtossesawayflute.HeisdistractedbyUrsula/Vanessasingingwith
Ariel'svoiceandisplacedunderherspell.)
(Scuttleflyingtowardcastleinmorning.)
Scuttle:Ariel!Ariel,wakeup!Wakeup!Ijustheardthenews.Congratula-
tions,kiddo,wedidit!
Sebastian:Whatisthisidiotbabblingabout?
Scuttle:Right-asifyoutwodidn'tknow,uh?Thewholetown'sbuzzin'about
theprincegettin'himselfhitchedthisafternoon!Youknow,he'sgetting
married!Yousillysidewalker!Ijustwantedtowishyouluck.I'llcatch
youlater,Iwouldn'tmissit!(Arielbrightensandrunsdownstairs,onlyto
seeEricandVanessatogether.)
Grimsby:Well,uh-err,Eric.I-itappearsthatIwasmistaken.Thismystery
maidenofyoursdoes-infactexist.And-andsheislovely.Congratula-
tions,mydear.
Eric:Wewishtobemarriedassoonaspossible.
Grimsby:Oh,yes-ofcourse,Eric,but,er-butthesethingsdotaketime,
youknow....
Eric:Thisafternoon,Grimsby.Theweddingshipdepartsatsunset.
Grimsby:Oh,oh-verywell,Eric-asyouwish.(Arielrunsoffcrying.)
(Cuttolateafternoonasweddingshipstartstoleave.Arielonpier
cryingbitterlyasSebastianandFlounderlookon.)
(CuttoScuttleflyingandhummingtohimself.)
Vanessa:WhatalovelylittlebrideI'llmake,mydearI'lllookdivine
Thingsareworkingoutaccordingtomyultimatedesign
SoonI'llhavethatlittlemermaidandtheoceanwillbemine!
Scuttle:(SeeingrealUrsulainmirror.)Theseawitch!Ohno...She's-
Igotta...(Runsintosideofship.FliesofftofindAriel.)Ariel!
Ariel!Ariel.Iwasflying,Iwa-ofcourseIwasflying-An'-Is-I
sawthatthewatch-thewitchwaswatchin'amirror,andshewassingin'
withastolenseto'pipes!DoyouhearwhatI'mtellin'you?THEPRINCE
ISMARRYINGTHESEAWITCHINDISGUISE!
Sebastian:Areyousureaboutthis?
Scuttle:HaveIeverbeenwrong?Imeanwhenit'simportant!
Flounder:Whatarewegonnado!?(ArielhearsUrsula'svoiceinherheadasthe
sundrops.)
Ursula:...Beforethesunsetsonthethirdday....(Arieljumpsinwater
butcan'tswimwell.Sebastiansendsdownsomebarrels.)
Sebastian:Ariel,grabontothat.Flounder,gethertothatboatasfastas
yourfinscancarryyou!
Flounder:I'lltry.
Sebastian:I'vegottagettotheseaking.Hemustknowaboutthis.
Scuttle:What-Whataboutme?WhataboutME?
Sebastian:You-findawaytoSTALLTHATWEDDING!
Scuttle:Stallthewedding.Wh-whatamI-what-that'sit!(Hefliesoffto
rallytheanimalsandfish.)Moveit,let'sgo,wegotanemergencyhere!
(Cuttoweddinginprogress.MaxgrowlsatVanessabutshekickshim.)
Priest:Dearlybeloved...(FlounderispullingArieltowardship.)
Flounder:Don'tworryAriel.ugh-we-we'regonnamakeit.We'realmost
there.
Priest:Yes,um,doyouEric,takeVanessa,tobeyourlawfullyweddedwife,
foraslongasyoubothshalllive?
Eric:(Underspell.)Ido.
Priest:Eh,anddoyou...(Birdsandanimalsswoopinforattack,causing
greatchaos.)...thenbythepowerinves-
Vanessa:Getawayfrommeyouslimylittle-Oh,whyyoulittle-(Inthe
struggle,theshellholdingAriel'svoiceitbrokenanditgoesbacktoher.
Ericcomesoutofthespellasshesings.)
Eric:Ariel?
Ariel:Eric.
Eric:You-youcantalk.You'retheone.
Vanessa:Eric,getawayfromher!
Eric:It-itwasyouallthetime.
Ariel:Oh,Eric,I-Iwantedtotellyou.
Vanessa:ERICNO!(ThesunsetsandArielbecomesamermaid.)
Ursula:You'retoolate!You'retoolate!Solong,loverboy.
Eric:Ariel!(UrsulaandArielgooverboard.)
Ursula:Poorlittleprincess-it'snotyouI'mafter.I'veamuchbiggerfish
to-
Triton:Ursula,stop!
Ursula:Why,KingTriton!Hahaha-HowAREyou?
Triton:Lethergo.
Ursula:Notachance,Triton!She'sminenow.Wemadeadeal.
Ariel:Daddy,I'msorry!I-I-Ididn'tmeanto.Ididn'tknow-
(Tritonattacksthecontractwithafierceblastfromhistrident,tono
avail.)
Ursula:Yousee?Thecontract'slegal,bindingandcompletelyunbreakable-
evenforYOU.Ofcourse,Ialwayswasagirlwithaneyeforabargain.
Thedaughterofthegreatseakingisaverypreciouscommodity.But-I
mightbewillingtomakeanexchangeforsomeoneevenbetter....
(CuttoEricrowingawayfromship.)
Grimsby:Eric!Whatareyoudoing?
Eric:Grim,Ilostheronce.I'mnotgoingtoloseheragain.
(BacktoUrsulaandTriton.)
Ursula:Now!Dowehaveadeal?(Tritonsignscontract.)Ha!It'sdonethen.
(ArielisreleasedandTritoniswitheredasUrsulalaughs.)
Ariel:No...Oh,No!
Sebastian:Oh,yourmajesty...
Ariel:Daddy?...
Ursula:(Picksupcrown.)Atlast,it'smine.Ho,Ho...
Ariel:You-Youmonster!
Ursula:Don'tfoolwithmeyoulittlebrat!Contractorno-AAAAHH!(Sheishit
withaharpoonthrownbyEric.)Whyyoulittletroll!
Ariel:Eric!Ericlookout!
Ursula:Afterhim!(FlotsamandJetsamattack.)
Sebastian:Comeon!...
Ursula:Saygoodbyetoyoursweetheart.(ArielmakeshermissEricandblast
FlotsamandJetsam.)Babies!Mypoor,littlepoopsies!
(OnsurfaceasUrsulagrowsbeneath.)
Ariel:Eric,you'vegottogetawayfromhere.
Eric:No,Iwon'tleaveyou.
Ursula:(Nowverylarge.)Youpitiful,insignificant,fool!
Eric:Lookout!
Ursula:NowIamtherulerofalltheocean!Thewavesobeymyeverywhim!
Theseaandallitsspoilsbowtomypower!(Shewreckshavoc,createsa
whirlpoolandraisessomeshipwrecks.)
Ariel:ERIC!(HegetsonboardoneoftheshipsasArielfallstothebottom
ofthewhirlpool.Ursulaattemptstoblasther.)
Ursula:(Laughingwickedly.)Somuchfortruelove!(AsUrsulaisaboutto
finishAriel,Ericsteerstheshipintoher.Sheisimpaledanddiesmost
horribly.Ericcollapsesontheshore.ThetridentfallsbacktoTritonand
everythingrevertstonormal.)
(FadetomorningwithEriconbeachandArielwatchingfromadistance.
TritonandSebastianlookon.)
Triton:Shereallydoeslovehim,doesn'tshe,Sebastian?
Sebastian:Well,it'slikeIalwayssay,YourMajesty.Childrengottobefree
toleadtheirownlives.
Triton:You-alwayssaythat?(sighs)ThenIguessthere'sjustoneproblem
left.
Sebastian:Andwhat'sthat,YourMajesty?
Triton:HowmuchI'mgoingtomissher.(Heturnsherintoahumanandshegoes
tomeetEric.Theykisswhichfadesintokissonweddingday.Everyoneis
happy.SebastianisattackedbyLouis.HebeatsLouisupandreturnstothe
sea.)
Sebastian:Yes,Thankyou,thankyou.(ArielandTritonhug.)
Ariel:IloveyouDaddy.
(Bigfinalewhile"PartofYourWorld"musicplays.Shipsailsoffas
ArielandErickiss.)
All:Nowwecanwalk,
Nowwecanrun,
Nowwecanstayalldayinthesun.
Justyouandme,
AndIcanbe,
Partofyourworld.
THEEND