Todd asked Delphine to marry him and move to Southern California.

Oh, how she wanted to live in the Hollywood Hills and visit places like Grauman’s Chinese Theater.

But Delphine could never leave the tiny Greek Island, for if she did, her legs would morph into a scaly mermaid’s tail.

Giulietta Nardone writes and paints all things whimsical from her vintage home in Massachusetts. She enjoys writing about mermaids, unicorns and talking horses.