seeing each other every night on that beautiful island until one night the mermaid spoke. "Arnulfo, I can no longer see you. Our kingdom forbids a mermaid from loving a human being. And now that the king, my father had learned about our relationship, I must not see you. Good bye Arnulfo..." the beautiful mermaid finally said and swam away leaving the handsome prince in the island.

            But still the prince did not loss hope. He waited on his palace window, hoping to hear the beautiful singing voice of her beloved mermaid. He waited and waited every night but the mermaid never came. The handsome prince became lonelier and lonelier. He did not attend royal functions; he refused to date beautiful princesses from kingdoms near and far. And when can no longer bear his sadness, he rode his boat and drove it towards the ocean. When he reached the