Once upon a time

antique-eagle-rodandgun-1898

Once upon a time there was
a once upon a time
and it lived in a cottage
with a mother and a father.

It was grabbed by an eagle
and married to a monster
and is living ever after
once upon a forest and a time.

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Rachel McAlpine

(Image from Rod and Gun, 1898 via Internet Archive Book Images)