Once upon a time there was a book, and inside the book were
princes who had been turned into frogs or ferocious beasts, princesses
so beautiful they astonished the sun, faithful sweethearts and evil
stepmothers, giants taller than mountains and a boy no bigger than your
thumb, houses made of bread and cake and birds made of gold - in fact,
all manner of mysterious, monstrous and magical things. The book is in
your hands. Read it happily ever after.