A poor, old, Cornish man, finds a stranded mermaid, who needs his help... Find out whether she can help him too... This story is a bit scary, and not really suitable for younger children. Real traditional folk tales and legends about mermaids, worldwide, can sometimes be sad, scary and dramatic, because mermaids were mainly thought of as being dangerous to humans. This is book 1 in our 'Traditional Mermaid Folk Stories' collection.