once upon a time

once upon a time
从前，很久以前
Once upon a time there was a princess.
从前有一个公主。
Once upon a time, there was an old man living in a small village.
从前，在一个小村庄里住着一位老人。
Once upon a time there lived an old fisherman.
从前有一个老渔夫。
Once upon a time in a faraway land there lived a princess in a big castle.
从前，在很远的地方，有一位美丽的公主住在一座很大的城堡里。
Once upon a time, there lived three monks in a small temple.
从前，一个小寺庙里住着三个和尚。