Once upon a time...

Once upon a time, in a land much like this one--except for the, you know, beasties and critters and such; and the vague smell of bubble gum in the air; and the tiny folk flying on gossamer wings, who'd set up shopping malls made out of feathers and dandelions; and Ted, the incontinent dragon... ...maybe it wasn't much like this one at all, but it was a land, once upon a time.