The Autumn mists were gathering early and the night was growing dark when

Once upon a time

Long ago in the mists of time This is a story I heard a long time ago

It was a dark and dismal night

We were alone in the house one morning when

Once upon a time, when the world was young

It all started when

In the beginning

Im going to tell you a tale about

One day, not too long ago

Tonight

It was a fresh and bright early morning in summer when

It had all happened so quickly

There was nothing I could do to stop it happening