Once upon a time… The Autumn mists were gathering early and the night was growing dark when… It was a dark and dismal night… Long ago in the mists of time… We were alone in the house one morning when… Once upon a time, when the world was young… In the beginning… One day, not too long ago… Tonight… It was a fresh and bright early morning in summer when… This is a story I heard a long time ago… It all started when… I’m going to tell you a tale about… It had all happened so quickly… There was nothing I could do to stop it happening…