<P> Ariel was based on the title character of Hans Christian Andersen 's `` The Little Mermaid '' , but co-director and writer Ron Clements felt that the mermaid in the original story was too tragic and rewrote the character , resulting in Ariel . </P>
<P> Ariel was based on the title character of Hans Christian Andersen 's `` The Little Mermaid '' , but co-director and writer Ron Clements felt that the mermaid in the original story was too tragic and rewrote the character , resulting in Ariel . </P>
who was ariel the little mermaid based on
who was ariel the little mermaid based on
the title character of Hans Christian Andersen 's `` The Little Mermaid ''
the title character of Hans Christian Andersen 's `` The Little Mermaid ''