In a story, these creatures lack immortal souls, causing them to dissolve into foam when they die. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these creatures. In that story, one of these creatures gives up her voice in an attempt to obtain a soul, and later dies after tossing a dagger into the ocean.
ANSWER: mermaids [or mermen; or merfolk; or merpeople; or havfrue]
[10e] “The Little Mermaid” is a fairy tale by this Danish author. Other fairy tales by this author include “The Emperor’s New Clothes” and “The Ugly Duckling.”
ANSWER: Hans Christian Andersen
[10h] In this other Andersen fairy tale, Kai becomes cruel after a piece of the devil’s mirror gets stuck in his heart. In this story, Gerda rescues Kai after his abduction by the title character.
ANSWER: “The Snow Queen” [or “Snedronningen”]
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