"All five of them were there: the unicorn, the mermaid, the merman, the sea horse, and the lion, who now spread both his wings as if he'd never lost one. They each hung on their pole beneath the wooden canopy, and seemed to float. The merman held his trident in his wooden fist, the mermaid looked into the distance out of pale green eyes, dreaming of the waters of the open sea. The sea horse with its fish tail was so beautiful, it made you forget that there were horses with four legs at all." (Page 275)
This description of the carousel is awesome. I can just imagine the detail and how strong each of the animals/merpeople must have looked. When Funke uses the word float it makes the image seem very still. Also the description of the merman made you imagine him as strong and powerful. The description of the mermaid made her seem sad and lost with the ocean. The description of the sea horse seems like it would be quite an amazing sight if it were to make you forget that horses have four legs. Funke amazes me with her descriptions throughout the book, with this one being my favorite.