Once upon a time, there.....

[Banglardon]

Hi there, what are the differences between the following sentences?

1- Once upon a time, a lion lived in the jungle.

2- Once upon a time, there lived a lion in the jungle.

3- Once upon a time, there was a lion who lived in the jungle.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

1. Length.

2. Style.

- Number 1 is dry and factual.

- Number 2 has a traditional bedtime story quality. It fits best with "Once upon a time."

- Number 3 is like 1, dry and factual, but paced more slowly and deliberately, which also fits"Once upon a time."