 The little mermaid is surprised, remembering how the hag had told her that if the prince marries another, she (the mermaid) would die the very next sunrise.The prince and princess, clad in wedding clothes, head back to the ship with the little mermaid holding the bride's train and an entourage following them.As the little mermaid awaits the next day in desperation, her three sisters appear, now sporting short hair, since they traded their long tresses to the hag in exchange for enough magic to assist their younger sister.