The poor boy has never seen a mermaid or heard about her kin, completely mesmerised by her voice and charms. He approaches the lake with absolute innocence, forgetting everything else. Once he is close enough to the woman, of course, she looks at him in a lovely way.

"You are such a delicious child", she says, "come here, let me feel your skin".
Ignorant of his fate, the lost boy stares at this monstrous but charming lady with indescribable fascination, as she grabs his arms and swallows him whole.