And they lived happily until the ends of their lives. |- | | | || That's the length of it. |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | French | || There was one time / There was once... | || ...and they lived happily and had many children. |- | | | ||...and they lived happily until the end of time. |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | German | || Once there was... | | ...and if they haven't died, they are still alive today. |- | ||Back in the days when it was still of help to wish for a thing,... | | ...and they lived happily and contentedly until the end of their days. |- ! scope="row" | Georgian | () | There was, and there was not, there was... | () | Disaster there, feast here... bran there, flour here... |- ! scope="row" | Goemai (Nigeria, West Chadic) | Unknown ||(Story teller begins in a sing song voice) "Story, Story". The children reply "Story" A long time ago... / In the days of our ancestors / When men were men and women tended the kitchen | || My tale has finished, (it) has returned to go (and) come home. |- ! scope="row" | Greek (Modern) | () | Once and a time... (time = epoch/era/age) (or) Once upon a time and once upon an era | () | And they lived well, and we lived better |- !Guarani |Oiko va'ekue petei |There used to be a |Heta ara rire otopa tembiapo ha upei rire oiko porã vy'apope |After some days he found a job his life changed and he was truly happy ever after |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" | Gujarati | () | This is an old story. | Unknown || Unknown |- | () || In one era, ... | Unknown || Unknown |- | () || A long back | Unknown || Unknown |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Hebrew | () || Once there was... | () | And they lived in happiness and wealth to this very day. |- | () || Once there were... | || |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Hindi | () || In one era, ... | Unknown || Unknown |- | () | It's an old story, ... | || |- ! rowspan="4" scope="row" | Hungarian | || Once there was, where there wasn't, there was a... | || This is the