Once upon a time,

there was a girl called Ella.

And she saw the world not always as it was,

but as perhaps it could be, with just a little bit of magic.

Ah, my darling!

To her mother and father, she was a princess.

True, she had no title, nor crown, nor castle,

but she was the ruler of her own little kingdom,

whose borders were the house and meadow on the forest's edge

where her people had lived for generations.

With Mr. Goose...

and all their animal family.

Hello, there. What do you think you're doing?

Let the little ones have their share.

We don't want you getting an upset stomach.

Oh, Gus-Gus,

you're a house mouse, not a garden mouse.

Isn't he, Jacqueline?

And you mustn't eat Mr. Goose's food.

Isn't that right, Mummy?