It describes the common ways to start a short story in different languages. The following are my favourite ones.
Kazahk: Ерте ерте ертеде, ешкі жүні бөртеде - Meaning: Long ago when the goats had feathers
Korean: 호랑이 담배 피우던 시절에... (holang-i dambae piudeon sijeol-e...) - Meaning: Back when the tigers used to smoke...
Bengali: Ek je chhilo raja... ...aamaar kothati furolo; Notey gaachhti murolo - Meaning: Once there lived a king... ...And the goat ate the spinach's roots (implying it reached a clear ending)
Link to the article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_upon_a_time
