AustLit

When the little Chinese boy, Tee Wee, is dumped from his boat, he lands on the sea bed. A most beautiful mermaid admits that she made his 'little boat bend' so that the mermaids would have a nice little boy to play with. Tee Wee plays with the mermaids and is offered seaweed cakes and moss salad. While he is very hungry, he'd rather rice and tea, or bread and cheese. The mermaid take him to the surface when he agrees to return another day. His mother is disbelieving of his adventure story until he shows her that he has learned to swim.