Once upon a time there lived in a certain village a little country girl, the prettiest creature was ever seen. Her mother was excessively fond of her; and her grandmother doted on her still more.
Little Red Riding Hood
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Once upon a time, in a very far-off country, there lived a merchant who had been so fortunate in all his undertakings that he was enormously rich.
Beauty and the Beast
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Once upon a time there dwelled on the outskirts of a large forest a poor woodcutter with his wife and two children.
Hansel and Gretel
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Once upon a time there lived a king and a queen who lacked but one thing on earth to make them entirely happy.
The Sleeping Beauty
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Once upon a time there lived a gentleman who married twice. His second wife was a widow with two grown-up daughters [...] The husband, too, had by his first wife, a child of his own.
Cinderella
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Once upon a time in the middle of winter, when the flakes of snow were falling like feathers from the sky, a queen sat at a window sewing, she pricked her finger with the needle, and three drops of blood fell upon the snow.
Snow White
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Once upon a time, far out in the wide sea – where the water is as blue as the loveliest cornflower, and as clear as the purest crystal...
The Little Mermaid
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Once upon a time it was beautiful in the country, it was summertime; the wheat was yellow, the oats were green, the hay was stacked up in the green meadows...
The Ugly Duckling
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Once upon a time there lived a poor widow who had an only son named Jack.
Jack and the Beanstalk
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Once upon a time there was a Prince who wished to marry a Princess; but she must be a real Princess.
The Princess and the Pea
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Once upon a time there was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune.
