Smoczynska had also wanted to build on a retelling of "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen, and developed her idea of mermaids from tales of the 14th-16th century that described them as the sisters of dragons, and hence made them part monstrous.
Smoczynska had also wanted to build on a retelling of "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen. Smoczynska had also developed her idea of mermaids from tales of the 14th-16th century. This 16th century described them as the sisters of dragons. This 16th century hence made them part monstrous.