Once Upon a Time...

Jason

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We've all heard it, we all know it, and heck, some of us have even wrote it! Because it's so cliche, people avoid it, but that's not the end of the written word on the classic start to fairy tales. Here's where the challenge is - come up with your own twist/spin/variation/etc on the classic story theme.

You could go George Lucas on this thread:

A long time ago...

You could go Beatles:

Once upon a time or maybe twice...

It's up to you. I believe convention says the OP should kick-start the effort, so:

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Both the greatest and worst story I ever heard...
 

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Ok, let's try this another way. Write the first 4-10 words of a fairy tale:

Classic = Once upon a time there was a boy... (not very original, been done a million times)

Lucas = A long time ago in a galaxy far away... (almost on par with the "classic")

Beatles = Once upon a time or two... (takes a humorous twist)

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These have been done. So, come up with a new way to spin a fairy tale yarn! :)

Here's my take:

Both the greatest and worst story I ever heard...

Make more sense?
 

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So, are we supposed to continue the story, or write our own beginnings?
 

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Somehow, after taking all the necessary precautions, I found myself among the original Seven Dwarfs and on some kind of tribunal convened to answer for Snow White.
 

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There once was a gecko named Charlie who lived in the land of Coco Plum.
 
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Long ago, before even your grandparents were born...

In a land far away, where winter relinquishes its icy grip with reluctance, and the midnight sun sparks reflections off the fjords...

Back when men were men and women were annoyed...

It was the longest summer anyone had ever seen--even the swallows got confused and overstayed their welcome...