Remember, Sirena, go to the market first, and then you can swim.
Oh! Nana, hi! I-I was just, uh... swimming. I'm in trouble, aren't I?
Please. Please just go to your aunt's and get us some lemmai.I swear, if you keep going out to the ocean, you will turn into one of those ugly fish.
Oh, I am NOT going to do that. So mean!
Refusing to heed her mother's accidental curse, Sirena went back to the ocean and swam for hours.As each hour passed, her legs fused into a colorful fish tail, and was oblivious to such a change.She was now a mermaid.
Sirena's mother, and her godmother who visited, waited until the next morning to see if she came back, but to no avail.Her godmother suspected that her mother had lain a curse on Sirena, and they left knowing they couldn't do anything.
Nowadays, Sirena's tale is known for it's themes of respecting your parents, or else your consequences will catch up with you.Many know it is simply a rumor, but some may choose to believe she's out there somewhere.