"I know what you want," said the sea witch. "It is very stupid of you, but you shall have your way, though it will bring you to sorrow, my pretty princess. You want to get rid of your fish's tail and to have two supports instead, like human beings on earth, so that the young prince may fall in love with you and so that you may have an immortal soul."
"Jeg ved nok, hvad du vil!" sagde havheksen, "det er dumt gjort af dig! alligevel skal du få din vilje, for den vil bringe dig i ulykke, min dejlige prinsesse. Du vil gerne af med din fiskehale og i stedet for den have to stumper at gå på ligesom menneskene, for at den unge prins kan blive forlibt i dig og du kan få ham og en udødelig sjæl!"