Editing Ash's Adventures of The Little Mermaid/Transcript (section)

==Opening==
[''The ocean, so fascinating, so wonderful, and so mysterious. Birds are flying and porpoises are swimming happily. From the fog a ship appears crashing through the waves. On board, sailors are singing their hearts out while doing their work on their ship.'']

'''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''. 🎵

(Amongst the sailors is a daring, handsome, young man named Prince Eric.)

'''Prince Eric:''' Isn't this great? The salty sea air, the wind blowing in your face (Max, his happy-go-lucky old English sheepdog, barks joyfully). . . a perfect day to be at sea!

'''Grimsby:''' ''[Leaning over the side.]'' Oh yes… delightful…

'''Sailor 1:''' A fine strong wind and a following sea. King Triton must be in a friendly-type mood.

'''Prince Eric:''' King Triton?

'''Sailor 2:''' Why, ruler of the merpeople, lad. Thought every good sailor knew about him.

'''Grimsby:''' Merpeople! Eric, pay no attention to this nautical nonsense.

'''Sailor 2:''' But it ain't nonsense, it's the truth! I'm tellin' you, down in the depths o' the ocean they live. ''[He gestures wildly, the fish in his hand flops away and lands back in the ocean, relieved.]''

'''Sailors: '''(singing) Heave. ho. Heave, ho.<br />In mysterious fathoms below.

''[The fish sighs and swims away. Titles. Various fish swimming. Merpeople converge on a great undersea palace, filling concert hall inside. Fanfare ensues.]''

'''Seahorse:''' Ahem… His royal highness, King Triton! ''[Triton enters dramatically to wild cheering.]'' And presenting the distinguished court composer, Horatio Thelonious Ignatius Crustaceous Sebastian! ''[Sebastian enters to mild applause.]''

'''Triton:''' I'm really looking forward to this performance, Sebastian.

'''Sebastian:''' Oh, Your Majesty, this will be the finest concert I have ever conducted. Your daughters - they will be spectacular!

'''Triton:''' (chuckles) Yes, and especially my little Ariel.

'''Sebastian:''' Yes, yes, she has the most beautiful voice. . . . [sotto] If only she'd show up for rehearsals once in a while. . . . ''[He proceeds to podium and begins to direct orchestra.]''

'''Triton's daughters:''' (singing) Ah, we are the daughters of Triton. Great father who loves us and named us well: Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, Adella, Alana. And then there is the youngest in her musical debut, Our seventh little sister, we're presenting her to you, To sing a song Sebastian wrote, her voice is like a bell,<br />She's our sister, Ar-i . . .

''(Shell opens to reveal that Ariel is absent.)''

'''Triton:''' ''[Very angry.]'' Ariel!!