the korean story of the little mermaid is that she must kill the prince in order to be human, and instead in the end, she loves him too much and kills herself instead.
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He first had to love her, but when he didn’t she was told killing him and putting his blood o her feet would save her,...
It’s The Brother’s Grimm version which is, indeed, the original
original story, she must kill...order to become human…. but ends up taking her own life...