"Flying Tortoise" <purple....@googlemail.com> wrote in message

> To welcome the arrival of Tin Man on British TV screens this week,
> this contest celebrates the fairy tale. The task is to clue the
> title
> of a fairy tale in the first line of another (possibly as yet
> unheard!) The clue should begin with "Once upon a time" or any
> traditional opening words (eg. "Long ago and far, far away", "It
> came
> to pass that") which will serve as the clues 'definition', and
> continue with wordplay in the typical narrative form of tales of
> wonder and magic.

> Once upon a time, a just youth's first gold was buried in the
> pig-pen
> (1,5,5) - A FAIRY STORY
> A+FAIR+Y+ST(OR)Y

> As well as the traditional sources such as Hans Anderson, the
> Brothers
> Grimm, and Arabian Nights, entrants are free to use more modern
> tales
> such as Peter Pan, The Wizard of Oz, The Tenth Kingdom and Roald
> Dahl's children's stories but should avoid anything not usually
> considered as a single standalone tale with a beginning a middle and
> a
> happily ever after (ironic or otherwise) end, so no Harry Potter,
> Worst Witch etc. please.

> As well as the usual virtues of clever (and working!) wordplay, wit,
> and a coherent surface, entrants should seek to capture the style
> and
> imagery of fairy tales and to make the clue's story as different as
> possible to the clued story (extra kudos if both stories are well
> known!)