Once upon a time, fairy tales didn't start that way

When we hear the words, "Once upon a time ...," we mentally prepare for a tale from a distant time -- maybe even a magical place -- which is the power of the phrase, and experts say it originated around 1225 with similar phrases found in Finnish and Afrikaans. Not all fairy tales start that way, though, with children in Korea hearing "When tigers used to smoke" and those in Poland hearing "Beyond seven mountains, beyond seven forests."

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