Three seagulls fly through gray clouds then swoop down over the ocean. Below, three smiling dolphins leap through the waves in arcing jumps porpoises are swimming happily. The three dolphins stop and a seagull flies beside them on the surface.
Behind them, a sailing ship looms through the mist, crashing through the waves. The ship's huge wooden prowl heads straight towards the viewers and cruises past.
On board, burly sailors haul in a net full of fish from the water.
SAILORS: (Singing) I'll tell you a tale of the bottomless blue And it's hey to the starboard, heave ho Look out, lad, a mermaid be waitin' for you In mysterious fathoms below.
A dark-haired young man stands on deck.
Mike: Isn't this great? The salty sea air, the wind blowing in your face... a perfect day to be at sea!
Scott: (face green and leaning over the side of the ship) Oh yes.. delightful...
SAILOR 1: A fine strong wind and a following sea. King Caleb must be in a friendly-type mood.
Mike: King Caleb?
SAILOR 2: Why, ruler of the merpeople, lad. Thought every good sailor knew about him.
Scott: Merpeople! Mike, pay no attention to this nautical nonsense.
SAILOR 2: (wildly waving a fish in Scott's face) But it ain't nonsense, it's the truth! I'm tellin' you, down in the depths o' the ocean they live.
SAILORS: (singing)
Heave. ho. Heave, ho.
In mysterious fathoms below.
The fish in his hand wiggles away and lands back in the ocean, relieved. He stops for a breath then speeds down, leaving a trail of silvery bubbles behind him.
Titles roll in shimmering letters as various fish swim and seaweed sways gently. The camera follows the escaped fish as it makes it's way through the ocean. Near the ocean floor a whale swims with two calfs.
In a landscape of coral and seaweed, merpeople swim. They speed over the ocean floor, gently slipping their flipper tails. Swimming through a tunnel, they reach a great palace with pearls decorating it's front gates. They swim inside and take their seats filling the concert hall inside.
