The Mermaid and the Ferryman
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A reimagining of the Polish fairy tale about a kind Ferryman and the people he encounters. In this version, the protagonist is a young woman with two older brothers rather than three brothers.
Basha and the Ferryman become friends and he gifts her with a magical fishing rod. When she reels in a sea nymph, Syrena, life turns upside-down.
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