died |- ! scope="row" | Chinese (Mandarin) | T: S: P: Hěnjiǔ hěnjiǔ yǐqián|| A very very long time ago... | T: S: P: Cóngcǐ, tāmenguòzhe xìngfú kuàilè de rìzi|| ... and they lived a happy life |- ! scope="row" | Chinese (Classical) | Xīzhě || Anciently... | - || - |- ! scope="row" | Croatian | || There was once a... | || ...and they lived happily until the end of their lives. |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" | Czech | || There was, there was not... | || ...and they lived happily until they died. |- | || There was once a ... | || ...and if they have not died yet, they still live there today. |- | || Beyond seven mountain ranges, beyond seven rivers . . . | || A bell rang and the tale comes to its end. |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Danish | || There was, once... | || And they lived happily until the end of their days. |- | || Once a long time ago... | || And if they're not dead, they are still alive. |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Dutch | || Once there was... | || ...and they lived long and happily. |- | | | | And then came an elephant with a very long snout, and it blew the story out (over). |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Esperanto | || Once there was... | | Their misery was ended and they lived together joyfully. |- | ||In a time already long past,when it was still of use to cast a spell… | | Nothing was lacking to their happiness until their death. |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Estonian | || There once lived a... | || ...and they lived happily until the end of their lives. |- | || Behind seven lands and seas there lived a... | || ...and if they're not dead, they still live happily. |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Faroese | || Once there was... | || and they lived happily all their days. |- | | | || snip, snap, stout, then the story was out. |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" | Filipino | || At the beginning of time... / At the first time... | | And they lived peacefully and prosperously. |- | | |Wakas. |[The] end. |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Finnish | || Once there was... | |