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A mermaid and a magic comb.

This legend takes place near lizard point in Cornwall it tells the story of a man named Lutey that lived in a cottage in the little village of Cury he was walking in one of the couers near lizard point when he saw in a deep pool left by the tide going out a mermaid she was upset and crying because she had been swimming while her family slept she had found herself cut off in a rock pool and now she could not get back to her family Lutey carried the mermaid out to sea and she would grant him 3 wishes Lutey didn't want gold or silver he wanted the power to do good to break evil spells the mermaid agreed to give the powers she asked him to come back to the half-tide rock the next day then just gave him her comb from her hair and said when he comes back to comb the water from the rock the next day Lutey went to the rock with the comb the mermaid appeared and told him many magical things and that as long as he had the comb and combed the water from the rock she would come back once the mermaid asked Lutey to take her to a place where she could see more of the land she told him she would take him to visit her home and she would make him young again Lutey said no he stayed in his cottage and became a strong healer he passed on everything he new to his children along with the comb the comb the rock they meet at the rock became known as mermaids rock.