Old-School-Stories: The Mermaid's Child

The "Old-School-Stories" series is bringing back stories that will entertain and delight today's readers.

Story Summary: A human-boy wishes for a baby brother while a mer-baby wishes for a family that will love him. A wise old stork hears them both and arranges for the mer-baby to become part of the human-boy's family as long as the identity of the mer-baby is kept a secret by the human-boy. Everything goes good for awhile, then the mermaid begins searching for her baby. Will the mer-baby's mother find him and bring him home to the sea? Or will the human-boy keep his little brother's secret to keep him on land?