Popular fairy tales are coming back to life in the 21st century to put true love to the test once again in a time travel battle between good versus evil. Once Upon a Time is a drama filled with adventure and fantasy. Every fairy tale character is linked to another in a parallel, ancient world full of mystery and magic and is also entangled and stuck under a spell in the small town of Storybrooke, Maine, where Regina Mills (the Evil Queen) is the mayor.

But wait a minute... Are Snow White and Prince Charming now sharing a daughter and a grandson?

What will happened to their kingdom, and what’s next to come?

We grown-ups, who by now may have already read many fairy tales, may now exhale...

and ask all the same — Who’s to blame?

Are Mary Margaret Blanchard (Snow White) and David Nolan (Prince Charming) in love again?
Will Sydney Glass (Mirror) ever be able to come out of the glass,
Or does he deserve to remain trapped?
Will he be joining his true love, captor, and evil queen?
Perhaps a fresh reflection on Snow-white and the Seven Dwarfs may help capture an outlook, in the time being...
Also in Spanish

How will Mr. Gold (Rumpelstiltskin) be collecting his dues?
Will he be good or will everybody get sued?
Will the answer remain hidden in the soul
of the man who spun straw into gold
or remain treasured in Rumpelstiltskin’s vault?
Also in Spanish

What will the Beast become when he discovers
who's Beauty’s true love and her whereabouts?
Will he ever recover?
Or be flipping out?
Will he come back to his senses?
Or hang in suspense?
But we may not need to be much concerned,
perhaps because somehow we have learned
that Beauty and the Beast have already bestowed
The beauty of reading it aloud!
Also in Spanish

Where may Ashley Boyd (Cinderella)’s prince charming be?
Will Cinderella give us a lead?
And will it also foretell,
if the fine shoe will be suiting yellow-haired?
Also in Spanish

What out of Archie Hopper (Jiminy Cricket)’s conscience
will be hopping out?
Will Geppetto ever find out who has lied or snuck out?
Perhaps Pinocchio’s book may tell us the truth,
or give us a nosy clue...
Also in Spanish

Have Hansel and Gretel finally ditched the witch,
escaped and become rich?
Or perhaps they will be bewitched,
turned into spinach or sandwich,
or another witch's favorite dish?
Let’s hope Hansel and Gretel help us
enrich our thoughts...
Also in Spanish

Will Ruby (Red Riding Hood) manage to give the hungry wolf
a lesson that would perpetuate her glory?
Or will she just remain ruddy
'til the end of the story?
But we may not need to worry.
Perhaps a little rereading of Little Red Riding-Hood
may give us a tiny taste of the ending likelihood...
Also in Spanish

The TV series Once Upon a Time airs on ABC Channel 7 on Sundays at 8 p.m.

"Once upon a time" is a timeless tale in our local library,
therefore... we can still expect happy endings...
from time to time... In the meantime, happy library lending!