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Thoughts on The Curse of the Sea Witches: A Little Mermaid Graphic Novel

I’ve been in the mood for fantasy stories and mermaids lately, so I was happy to get The Curse of the Sea Witches: A Little Mermaid Graphic Novel . It is written by Rhonda Cleary, and the artwork is done by Valentina Brancati, Andrea Greppi, Lorenzo Fornaciari, and Marco Leoni. The Little Mermaid is one of my favorite fairytales, so I was eager to see what adventure was in store for Ariel in this graphic novel. In the graphic novel, Princess Ariel joins Prince Eric to Greenland, where the Royal Trading Company is working with the locals to build a port for trade. But when Ariel discovers that the construction is disturbing the Arctic mermaids that live there, and that a conflict between the Arctic mermaids and the humans is brewing, she becomes determined to convince the mermaids and humans to work together to come up with a solution to this issue. One thing I will say is that I love the art style, and the artwork is beautiful. I also like how the graphic novel depicts Ariel’s adventur...

Why Did You Eat the Chocolate?


Why did you eat the chocolate

That had a label saying “Do Not Eat?!”

It wasn’t filled with jam or caramel

But magic mongoose meat!


I know the chocolate’s sweet taste

Sent you over the moon,

But that chocolate is only safe

For fairies and gnomes to consume.


Do you have any idea

What magic mongoose meat can do?

Of course you don’t, silly head

So I’ll go ahead and tell you.


Within the next few minutes

You’ll be feeling pretty happy

But then you’ll be angry

And suddenly you’ll feel sappy.


Once the mood swings are over

Your skin will turn blue

Like that girl in Willy Wonka

Only yours will be a darker hue!


Then you’ll sprout wings

And you’ll be able to fly

But if you fly for over a minute

You’ll fall from the air and die!


If you live, you’ll start to smell

Like the sweetest vanilla perfume

Only to later smell like hot garbage

Which will attract loads of raccoons!


Once the stench dissipates

You’ll sing so well, many will swoon

But soon you’ll get a sore throat

That makes you sound like a baboon.


Then you’ll go on all fours

And bark like a dog

Then hop around really high

And ribbit like a frog.


When you come to your senses

You will lose them again.

Sight, hearing, smell, taste touch,

Gone for at least an hour, at most ten.


Finally, you will be back to normal

Besides the mongoose tail you’ll grow.

You might crave snake meat too,

But I really don’t know.


I can’t wrap my head around

How you keep making such mistakes.

But I hope you learn your lesson

Not just for you, but for all of our sakes.


You should never eat chocolate

Filled with magic mongoose meat,

Or eat someone else’s chocolate

That has a label saying “Do Not Eat.”

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