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And now let me see... what did Scuttle call this one? Is it a ditty-whumper? A thumb-doodle? Whatever it is... Prince Eric held it in his own strong, beautiful human hands

(An enraged KING TRITON bursts in.)

Ariel!

(taken aback by the collection of human stuff)

What is all this?!?

Daddy, they re my

Human junk!

No, treasures!

Did you save a human from drowning?

He would ve died!

That savage brute could have killed you! And it s my job to keep you safe from harm.

But he didn t frighten me. He made me feel... wonderful! Besides, I am not a child anymore!

No? Well, you are certainly talking like one. He s a human  you re a mermaid.

It doesn t matter  you don t understand! I wish mother were here!

(takes a moment to recover from the low blow)

Ariel, I miss your mother just as much as you do. But I am still the king. And you are not to go to the surface ever again. Am I clear?!?

(KING TRITON pauses for a moment of regret.)

I m just trying to protect her, Sebastian.