The Sea Fairies (e-könyv)

Mayre Griffiths, nicknamed Trot, or sometimes Tiny Trot, is a little girl who lives on the coast of southern California. Her father is the captain of a sailing schooner, and her constant companion is Capn Bill Weedles, a retired sailor with a wooden leg. (Capn Bill had been Trots fathers skipper, and Charlie Griffiths had been his mate, before the accident that took the older mans leg.) Trot and Capn Bill spend many of their days roaming the beaches near home, or rowing and sailing along the coast. One day, Trot wishes that she could see a mermaid; her wish is overheard, and granted the next day. The mermaids explain to Trot, and the distressed Capn Bill, that they are benevolent fairies; when they offer Trot a chance to pay a visit to their land in mermaid form, Trot is enthusiastic, and Bill is too loyal to let her go off without him.