...and I used to tell stories out of that sometimes. We all told in our turna. We generally began, — ' Once upon a time, and a very good time it was, though it was neither in your time, nor my time, nor nobody else's time.' The best man in the story is always called Jack."...

...stories out of that sometimes. We all told in our turns. We generally began, — ' Once upon a lime, and a very good time it was, though it was neither in your time, nor my time, nor nobody else's time.' The best man in the story is always called Jack."...

...the dialogues and some part of the plot were written. "JACK AND His GOLDEN SNUFFBOX. " Once upon a time there was an old man and an old woman, and they...any other people in his life, but he knew that there was some more in the world besides his own father and mother, because he had lots of books, and he...

...neither I nor you were there to know whether it was true. THE CUNNING OLD MAN. (ASTYPAUEA.) ONCE on a time there was an old man and an old woman, and they had no son. They were good managers : they had, in fact, vineyards, fields, cattle, and, in short, were...

...neither I nor you were there to know whether it was true. THE CUNNING OLD MAN. (ASTYPAUEA.) ONCE on a time there was an old man and an old, woman, and they had no son. ' They were good managers : they had, in fact, vineyards, fields, cattle, and, in short, were...

...she was blind on the right side from that hour till the day of her death. The Well of the World's End ONCE upon a time, and a very good time it was, though it wasn't in my time, nor in your time, nor any one else's time, there was a girl whose mother had died,...

...burnt. And they were married, and he she are living happy to this day, for aught I know. Yallery Brown ONCE upon a time, and a very good time it was, though it wasn't in my time, nor in your time, nor any one else's time, there was a young lad of eighteen or...

...and i. 308. CHAPTER VIII WELSH-GYPSY STORIES No. 54. — Jack and his Golden Snuff-box ONCE upon a time there was an old man and an old woman, and they...any other people in his life, but he knew that there was some more in the world besides his own father and mother, because he had lots of books, and he...

...care of the young Queen to repress piracy. •HOW MANY STRAWS GO TO A GOOSE•S NEST?' The Turkey-Girl upon a time, and a very good time it was, though it wasn't in my time, or your time, or any one else's time that ever I heard tell of," there stood a little...

...Not my time, not your time, ol' people time." Mr. Jacobs begins "Jack and his Golden Snuff-Box" with, "Once upon a time, and a very good time it was, though...time nor in your time nor in any one else's time." * The personages of the tales are also formulaic, possessed of fixed attributes or names. Rabbit is...