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Once Upon a Time There Was a Mountain

Performed by Zhen Li

English Translation

Once Upon a Time, There Was a Mountain (Rhyme)

Once upon a time, there was a mountain,
There was a cave in the mountain,
There was a monk in the cave,
He told a story.
What story is it?
“Once upon a time, there was a mountain,
There was a cave in the mountain,
There was a monk in the cave,
He told a story.
What story is it?”
‘Once upon a time, there was a mountain,
There was a cave in the mountain,
There was a monk in the cave,
He told a story....

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