The Little Merman

The Sea ᭙𝓲ɀꪖ𝘳ᦔ

"Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.  I can't stand it, it's too easy. The child is in love with a human. And not just any human, a prince!" He chuckles mischievously.

"His great uncle will love that. King Stanley's headstrong, lovesick boy would make a charming addition to my little garden." The things in his 'little garden' shake from fear as the sea wizard flow over them.
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"Bro Bro, time to come out. You've been in there all morning." Dipper emerges, singing to himself.

"Morning, Grunkle Stan." He swims off. "Oh, he's got it bad." Mable chuckles, her and Stan watch Dipper swim away. "What? What has he got?" Stan looks at her confused.

"Isn't it obvious, Grunkle Stan? Dipper's in love." This causes Stan's eyes to widened. "Dipper? In love?"
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"Ok. So far, so good. I don't think the king knows. But it will not be easy keeping something like this a secret for long."

Dipper picks petals off a flower. "He loves me.. hmmm, he loves me not.. He loves me! I knew it!" Dipper giggles.

"Mason, stop talking crazy." Ford snaps, but Dipper pays no mind to him. "I gotta see him again tonight! Soos knows where he lives." Dipper smiles wide.

"Mason please. Will you get your head out of the clouds and back in the water where it belongs?" Dipper swims around excitedly, to busy in his excitement to hear or listen to Ford.

"I'll swim up to his castle. Then Mable will splash around to get his attention, and then with-" Ford goes in front of him. "Down here is your home!"

Dipper looks taken back. Ford sighs. "Mason, listen to me.  The human world.. it's a mess. Life under the sea is better than anything they got up there." He starts to sing.

"The seaweed is always greener in somebody else's lake.
You dream about going up there but that is a big mistake.
Just look at the world around you, right here on the ocean floor.
Such wonderful things surround you!
What more is you lookin' for?

Under the sea.
Under the sea.
Kiddo it's better down where it's wetter.
Take it from me.
Up on the shore they work all day out in the sun they slave away.
While we devotin'.
Full time to floatin'
Under the sea.

Down here all the fish is happy as off through the waves they roll.
The fish on the land ain't happy, they sad 'cause they in their bowl but fish in the bowl is lucky.
They in for a worser fate.
One day when the boss get hungry.
Guess who's gon' be on the plate

Under the sea.
Under the sea.
Nobody beat us.
Fry us and eat us inn fricassee.
We what the land folks loves to cook.
Under the sea we off the hook.

We got no troubles, life is the bubbles.
Under the sea
Under the sea

Since life is sweet here.
We got the beat here, naturally.
Even the sturgeon an' the ray
They get the urge 'n' start to play, we got the spirit, you got to hear it.
Under the sea.

The newt play the flute.
The carp play the harp.
The plaice play the bass and they soundin' sharp.

The bass play the brass.
The chub play the tub.
The fluke is the duke of soul. (Yeah)

The ray he can play, the lings on the strings.
The trout rockin' out.
The blackfish she sings, The smelt and the sprat. They know where it's at an' oh that blowfish blow.