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Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.
I'm Neil.
And I'm Georgina.
Do you believe in ghosts, Georgina?
Well, I've never actually seen one, not even at Halloween.
How about dragons then, or fairies and elves?
Have you been reading fantasy books, Neil?
Lord of the Rings?
I have been reading a book, Georgina, but not Lord of the Rings.
My book is about an amphibious creature,
a creature that lives both on land and in water.
Some kind of frog man?
You've almost got the idea, Georgina, but think.
Woman not man and fish, not frog.
Half woman, half fish.
I've got it, a mermaid.
That's right, mermaids are magical creatures,
half woman, half fish, that feature in the myths and legends of many cultures around the world.