A little sea princess, longing to be human, trades her mermaid's tail for legs, hoping to win the love of a prince and earn an immortal soul for herself.

A beautiful bird brings life to a lonely, barren mountain.

A shepherd boy follows a lost sheep to the secret lake in whichthe moon bathes, but greedy townspeople soon learn that its banks are encrusted with silver, gold, and precious jewels.

Describes the sights and sounds of a quiet canoe journey down the river at dusk when the herons, owls, bats, and deer come out.