MERMAID STORIES

There are two types of mermaid stories here: One is neither myth nor folk tale but fiction written by a known author. The other type are the odd ball stories were the mermaid plays a small but important role. She may, for example, only appear at the very end or beginning of the story.

FICTION
The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
The Fisherman and His Soul by Oscar Wilde
Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque
The Mermaid's Twin Sister by Lynn Joseph, who was born in Trinidad

ODD BALLS
The Golden Mermaid - she's the prize
The Nixie in the Mill Pond - she's the terror
The Mermaid's Vengeance - better watch out!