UTriton, iNkosi enamandla yolwandle, unamadodakazi amaningi. Bathanda izwe elingaphansi kwamanzi, lapho bahlala khona. Kodwa u-Ariel, ingane yakhe encane, amaphupho omhlaba phezu kwamanzi, umhlaba wesintu. Nakuba uyise ayemxwayisile ukuba angahambi lapho, u-Ariel wamshaya. Uvame ukugezela phezulu olwandle.
Skatel ye-seagull. I-Skatel ibatshela ngazo zonke izinto ezenziwa ngabantu ukuthi i-Ariel itholakale phansi olwandle. Ngolunye usuku uTriton wayazi ukuthi u-
U-Ariel nomngani wakhe omkhulu, Flounder, uthando lokuvakashela i-Skatel ye-seagull. I-Skatel ibatshela ngazo zonke izinto ezenziwa ngabantu ukuthi i-Ariel itholakale phansi olwandle. Ngolunye usuku uTriton wayazi ukuthi u-Ariel wayevame ukuhamba olwandle. UTriton wathukuthela. Ukhathazekile ngokuphepha kuka-Ariel. Ngakho ubuza umngane wakhe omsakazo, uSebastian i-crab, ukuba aqaphele u-Ariel.
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kamuva u-Ariel wabona umkhumbi odabula olwandle. "Muntu!" U-Ariel wamangala lapho egijima ngokushesha emkhunjini. "Cha!" USebastian wamemeza. Ngokushesha yena no-Flounder baxosha u-Ariel.