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This page lists '''minor stories''' featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]'' and ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]''.
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==''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer''==
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'''''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer''''' is a novel featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by American author [[Wikipedia:Mark Twain|Mark Twain]] in 1876.
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This story was featured in the [[Season Six]] episode "[[Strange Case]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer#Plot summary|page]].
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* Tom Sawyer is a student in Snow White's class.
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*[[Tom Sawyer]]
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==Aesop's Fables==
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'''"Aesop's Fables"''' is a collection of fables featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by Greek writer [[Wikipedia:Aesop|Aesop]].
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This story was featured in the [[Season Six]] episode "[[A Wondrous Place]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:Aesop's Fables|page]].
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* [[Gideon]] disguised himself as Aesop, who runs a bar that has drinks named after his fables.
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*[[Gideon|Aesop]]
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==''The BFG''==
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'''''The BFG''''' is a novel featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by British author [[Wikipedia:Roald Dahl|Roald Dahl]] in 1982.
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This story was featured in the [[Season Seven]] episode "[[The Girl in the Tower]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:The BFG#Plot|page]].
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* In the series, the BFG is specifically a [[Troll (Hyperion Heights)|giant troll]], not a [[Giants|giant]].
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* [[Alice (Hyperion Heights)|Alice]] magically created the troll.
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* In the series, Alice says that the troll is "the gentlest of giants".
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* A group of villagers want to kill the troll as it destroyed villages' houses.
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*British army {{S|(allusion)}}
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*[[Alice (Hyperion Heights)|Sophie]] {{S|(allusion)}}
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*The [[Troll (Hyperion Heights)|BFG]] {{S|(allusion)}}<ref>{{TwitterLink|leahfong|status/977399385423163392|[[Leah Fong]]|date=March 23, 2018|quote=it was inspired by the Fremont Troll, but I'm a huge fan of that book so I'm sure that creeped in!|image=File:TWLeahFong-714-2.png}}</ref>
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==Celtic Mythology==
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'''Celtic Mythology''' is a group of myths featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It consists of the body of myths native to the Celtic peoples.
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This story was featured in the [[Season Five]] episodes "[[The Bear King]]" and "[[Souls of the Departed]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:Celtic mythology|page]].
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*[[Ale of Seonaidh]] can be used to communicate with the spirit of someone who has passed on to the [[Underworld]].
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*[[Ale of Seonaidh]]
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==''The Curse of Capistrano''==
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'''''The Curse of Captstrano''''' is a novel featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by American author [[Wikipedia:Johnston McCulley|Johnston McCulley]] in 1919.
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This story was featured in the [[Season Seven]] episode "[[Leaving Storybrooke]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:The Curse of Capistrano|page]].
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* Zorro is a [[dragons|dragon]] and the father of [[Lily Page]].
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*[[Zorro]] {{S|(mentioned)}}
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*[[Maleficent|Lolita Pulido]] {{S|(allusion)}}
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==''Don Quixote''==
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'''''Don Quixote''''' is a novel featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by Spanish writer [[Wikipedia:Miguel de Cervantes|Miguel de Cervantes]] in 1605 and 1615.
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This story was featured in the [[Season Two]] episode "[[We Are Both]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:Don Quixote#Summary|page]].
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* The horse [[Rocinante]] was owned by the [[Evil Queen]] until she decided to sacrifice him to try to enact the [[Dark Curse]].
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::'''Characters Featured'''
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*[[Rocinante]]
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==''The Emerald City of Oz''==
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'''''The Emerald City of Oz''''' is a novel featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by American author [[Wikipedia:L. Frank Baum|L. Frank Baum]].
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This story was featured in the [[Season Three]] episode "[[Kansas (Episode)|Kansas]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:The Emerald City of Oz|page]].
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* The ''[[Book of Records]]'' is used by the witches and has foreseen the fates of [[Dorothy Gale|Dorothy]] and [[Zelena]].
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::'''Items Featured'''
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*The ''[[Book of Records|Great Book of Records]]''
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==Germanic Mythology==
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'''Germanic Mythology''' is a group of myths featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]''. It consists of the body of myths native to the Germanic peoples.
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This story was featured in the spin-off episodes "[[Dirty Little Secrets]]" and "[[And They Lived...]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:Germanic mythology|page]].
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* The nix is named [[Nyx]] and is the guardian of [[Well of Wonders]]. If someone steals water from the well without permission, she curses them into becoming [[Genie Magic|genies]], forcing them to spend their lives serving the will of others.
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*The [[Nyx|nix]]
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==Goldilocks and the Three Bears==
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'''"Goldilocks and the Three Bears"''' is a fairytale featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by English writer [[Wikipedia:Robert Southey|Robert Southey]] in 1837.
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This story was featured in the [[Season Six]] episode "[[Street Rats]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:Goldilocks and the Three Bears#Plot|page]].
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* Goldilocks runs a spa in [[Storybrooke]] called [[The Three Bears Day Spa]].
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*[[Goldilocks]]
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==The Haunted Mansion==
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'''The Haunted Mansion''' is an attraction's storyline featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was conceived by [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney Imagineering|Walt Disney Imagineering]], and the attraction opened on August 9, 1969.
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The storyline was featured in the [[Season Seven]] episode "[[Secret Garden]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:The Haunted Mansion#Disneyland|page]].
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* Madame Leota is a witch and a member of the [[Coven of the Eight]].
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*[[Madame Leota]]
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*[[Memento Mori]]
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==''The Marvelous Land of Oz''==
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'''''The Marvelous Land of Oz''''' is a novel featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by American author [[Wikipedia:L. Frank Baum|L. Frank Baum]] in 1904.
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This story was featured in the [[Season Six ]] episode "[[Where Bluebirds Fly]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:The Marvelous Land of Oz|page]].
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* The [[Witch of the North|Wicked Witch of the North]] is mentioned as being the one who [[Witchcraft|cursed]] [[Stanum]].
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::'''Characters Featured'''
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*The [[Witch of the North|Wicked Witch of the North]] {{S|(mentioned)}}
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==''Mary Reilly''==
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'''''Mary Reilly''''' is a parallel novel featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by American writer [[Wikipedia:Valerie Martin|Valerie Martin]] in 1990.
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This story was featured in the [[Season Six]] episode "[[Strange Case]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:Mary Reilly (novel)#Plot introduction|page]].
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* Mary is killed by Dr. Jekyll after sleeping with Mr. Hyde.
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::'''Characters Featured'''
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*[[Dr. Jekyll]]
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*[[Mary (Strange Case)|Mary Reilly]]
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*[[Dr. Lydgate|Mary's father]]
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*[[Mr. Hyde]]
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*[[Victorian England|England]]
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==''Moby-Dick''==
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'''''Moby-Dick; or, The Whale''''' is a novel featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by American writer [[Wikipedia:Herman Melville|Herman Melville]] in 1851.
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This story was featured in the [[Season Seven]] episode "[[Knightfall]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:Moby-Dick#Plot|page]].
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* Wish Hook meets with Ahab to get a magical item.
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::'''Characters Featured'''
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*[[Captain Ahab]]
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*[[First Mate (Knightfall)|First Mate Starbuck]] {{S|(allusion)}}
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* Moby Dick {{S|(mentioned)}}
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==''The Mysterious Island''==
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'''''The Mysterious Island''''' is a novel featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by French author [[Wikipedia:Jules Verne|Jules Verne]] in 1874.
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This story was featured in the [[Season Six]] episode "[[Dark Waters]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:The Mysterious Island#Plot summary|page]].
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* The Mysterious Island is another name for the [[Land of Untold Stories]]. Nemo is seeking a [[Keys to the Land of Untold Stories|magic key]] which will take him to the Mysterious Island, and is taken there after he is mortally injured.
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::'''Characters Featured'''
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*[[Captain Nemo]]
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*The [[Land of Untold Stories|mysterious island]]
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::'''Vehicles Featured'''
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*''[[Nautilus]]''
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==''The Patchwork Girl of Oz''==
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'''''The Patchwork Girl of Oz''''' is a novel featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by American author [[Wikipedia:L. Frank Baum|L. Frank Baum]] in 1919.
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This story was featured in the [[Season Four]] episodes "[[Heart of Gold]]" and "[[Lily (Episode)|Lily]]" and the [[Season Five]] premiere "[[The Dark Swan]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:The Patchwork Girl of Oz|page]].
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* [[Robin Hood (Lacey)|Robin Hood]] steals one of the [[Six-Leaf Clover|six-leafed clovers]] from the [[Zelena|Wicked witch of the West]]. Both of them later use it for [[Shapeshifting|transformation]].
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*[[Six-Leaf Clover|Six-leafed clover]]
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==Polynesian Mythology==
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'''Polynesian Mythology''' is a group of myths featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was oral stories told by the people of the Polynesian Islands.
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This story was featured in the [[Season Seven]] episodes "[[Knightfall]]" and "[[Leaving Storybrooke]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:Polynesian narrative|page]].
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* Wish Hook seeks Maui's fish hook.
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* Maui {{S|(mentioned)}}
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* [[Maui's Fish Hook|Maui's fish hook]]
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==''Pride and Prejudice''==
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'''''Pride and Prejudice''''' is a novel of manners featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]''. It was written by English author [[Wikipedia:Jane Austen|Jane Austen]] in 1813.
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This story was featured in the spin-off episode "[[Who's Alice]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:Pride and Prejudice#Plot summary|page]].
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*[[Alice (Down the Rabbit Hole)|Alice]] is introduced to Mr. Darcy as a potential suitor by her stepmother [[Sarah]].
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*[[Mr. Darcy]]
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*[[Victorian England|England]]
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==Rip Van Winkle (Short Story)==
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'''"Rip Van Winkle"''' is a short story featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by the American author [[Wikipedia:Washington Irving|Washington Irving]] in 1819.
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This story was featured in the [[Season Four]] episode "[[The Apprentice (Episode)|The Apprentice]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:Rip Van Winkle|page]].
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*While [[Emma Swan|Emma]] is driving through [[Storybrooke]], the car radio host takes a request from [[Rip Van Winkle]], who is looking for a classic song to wake up to.
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*Rip van Winkle appears in a non-canon<ref>{{TwitterLink|AdamHorowitzLA|status/765382061318299649|[[Adam Horowitz]]|date=August 16, 2016|quote=(Also -- for those wondering -- deleted scenes are NOT canon... They are to give you an insight into our creative process to develop eps)|image=File:TWAdamHorowitzLA-DeletedScenes.png}}</ref> [[Nasty Habits#Deleted Scenes|deleted scene]] from "[[Nasty Habits]]".
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* [[Rip Van Winkle]] {{S|(mentioned)}}
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==Roman Mythology==
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'''Roman Mythology''' is a group of myths featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It a set of traditional stories pertaining to ancient Rome's legendary origins and religious system, as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans.
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This story was featured in the [[Season Six]] episode "[[Page 23]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:Roman mythology|page]].
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* The [[Evil Queen]] seeks [[Cupid's Arrow|Cupid's arrow]], intending to use it to track down [[Snow White]].
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* [[Cupid]] {{S|(mentioned/statue)}}
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* [[Cupid's Arrow|Cupid's arrow]]
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==''The Scarlet Letter''==
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'''''The Scarlet Letter''''' is a historical novel featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by American author [[Wikipedia:Nathaniel Hawthorne|Nathaniel Hawthorne]] in 1850.
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This story was featured in the Season Six episode "[[The Other Shoe]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:The Scarlet Letter#Plot summary|page]].
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* Hester [[World-crossing|comes]] to [[Storybrooke]] from the [[Land of Untold Stories]] and appears in [[Granny's Diner]] wearing the scarlet "A" on her clothes.
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*[[Woman in Diner|Hester Prynne]] {{S|(allusion)}}
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==Three Billy Goats Gruff==
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'''"Three Billy Goats Gruff"''' is a fairytale featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by Norwegian authors [[Wikipedia:Peter Christen Asbjornsen|Peter Christen Asbjornsen]] and [[Wikipedia:Jørgen Moe|Jorgen Moe]] in 1841.
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This story was featured in the [[Season One]] episode "[[Snow Falls]]", and the [[Season Three]] episode "[[There's No Place Like Home]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:Three Billy Goats Gruff#Plot|page]].
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*There is more than one [[Bridge Trolls|troll]] that [[Snow White]] and [[Prince Charming]] encounter on the [[Troll Bridge|bridge]].
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::'''Characters Featured'''
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*The [[Bridge Trolls|troll]]
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*The [[Troll Bridge|bridge]]
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==''The Three Musketeers''==
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'''''The Three Musketeers''''' is a historical novel featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by French author [[Wikipedia:Alexandre Dumas|Alexandre Dumas]] in 1844.
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This story was featured in the Season Six episode "[[A Bitter Draught]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:The Three Musketeers#Plot summary|page]].
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* The Three Musketeers come to Storybrooke from the Land of Untold Stories.
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*[[Three Musketeers]]
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==''Treasure Island''==
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'''''Treasure Island''''' is an adventure novel featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by Scottish author [[Wikipedia:Robert Lewis Stevenson|Robert Lewis Stevenson]] in 1883.
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This story was featured in the [[Season Five]] episode "[[The Brothers Jones]]".
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For more details about its plot, see this [[Wikipedia:Treasure Island#Plot summary|page]].
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* Killian and Liam work for Captain Silver on his boat.
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*[[Captain Silver]]
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*[[Liam Jones|Jim Hawkins]] {{S|(allusion)}}
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*Sailors
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*Boats
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*Maps
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*[[Eye of the Storm|Treasure]]
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This page lists minor stories featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a novel featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by American author Mark Twain in 1876.

This story was featured in the Season Six episode "Strange Case".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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  • Tom Sawyer is a student in Snow White's class.
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Aesop's Fables

"Aesop's Fables" is a collection of fables featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Greek writer Aesop.

This story was featured in the Season Six episode "A Wondrous Place".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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  • Gideon disguised himself as Aesop, who runs a bar that has drinks named after his fables.
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The BFG

The BFG is a novel featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by British author Roald Dahl in 1982.

This story was featured in the Season Seven episode "The Girl in the Tower".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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  • In the series, the BFG is specifically a giant troll, not a giant.
  • Alice magically created the troll.
  • In the series, Alice says that the troll is "the gentlest of giants".
  • A group of villagers want to kill the troll as it destroyed villages' houses.
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  • British army (allusion)
  • Sophie (allusion)
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Celtic Mythology

Celtic Mythology is a group of myths featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It consists of the body of myths native to the Celtic peoples.

This story was featured in the Season Five episodes "The Bear King" and "Souls of the Departed".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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The Curse of Capistrano

The Curse of Captstrano is a novel featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by American author Johnston McCulley in 1919.

This story was featured in the Season Seven episode "Leaving Storybrooke".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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Don Quixote

Don Quixote is a novel featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes in 1605 and 1615.

This story was featured in the Season Two episode "We Are Both".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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The Emerald City of Oz

The Emerald City of Oz is a novel featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by American author L. Frank Baum.

This story was featured in the Season Three episode "Kansas".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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Germanic Mythology

Germanic Mythology is a group of myths featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. It consists of the body of myths native to the Germanic peoples.

This story was featured in the spin-off episodes "Dirty Little Secrets" and "And They Lived...".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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  • The nix is named Nyx and is the guardian of Well of Wonders. If someone steals water from the well without permission, she curses them into becoming genies, forcing them to spend their lives serving the will of others.
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears

"Goldilocks and the Three Bears" is a fairytale featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by English writer Robert Southey in 1837.

This story was featured in the Season Six episode "Street Rats".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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The Haunted Mansion

The Haunted Mansion is an attraction's storyline featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was conceived by Walt Disney Imagineering, and the attraction opened on August 9, 1969.

The storyline was featured in the Season Seven episode "Secret Garden".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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The Marvelous Land of Oz

The Marvelous Land of Oz is a novel featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by American author L. Frank Baum in 1904.

This story was featured in the Season Six episode "Where Bluebirds Fly".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly is a parallel novel featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by American writer Valerie Martin in 1990.

This story was featured in the Season Six episode "Strange Case".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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  • Mary is killed by Dr. Jekyll after sleeping with Mr. Hyde.
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Moby-Dick

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is a novel featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by American writer Herman Melville in 1851.

This story was featured in the Season Seven episode "Knightfall".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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  • Wish Hook meets with Ahab to get a magical item.
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The Mysterious Island

The Mysterious Island is a novel featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by French author Jules Verne in 1874.

This story was featured in the Season Six episode "Dark Waters".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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  • The Mysterious Island is another name for the Land of Untold Stories. Nemo is seeking a magic key which will take him to the Mysterious Island, and is taken there after he is mortally injured.
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The Patchwork Girl of Oz

The Patchwork Girl of Oz is a novel featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by American author L. Frank Baum in 1919.

This story was featured in the Season Four episodes "Heart of Gold" and "Lily" and the Season Five premiere "The Dark Swan".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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Polynesian Mythology

Polynesian Mythology is a group of myths featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was oral stories told by the people of the Polynesian Islands.

This story was featured in the Season Seven episodes "Knightfall" and "Leaving Storybrooke".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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  • Wish Hook seeks Maui's fish hook.
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  • Maui (mentioned)
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Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is a novel of manners featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. It was written by English author Jane Austen in 1813.

This story was featured in the spin-off episode "Who's Alice".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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  • Alice is introduced to Mr. Darcy as a potential suitor by her stepmother Sarah.
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Rip Van Winkle (Short Story)

"Rip Van Winkle" is a short story featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by the American author Washington Irving in 1819.

This story was featured in the Season Four episode "The Apprentice".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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Roman Mythology

Roman Mythology is a group of myths featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It a set of traditional stories pertaining to ancient Rome's legendary origins and religious system, as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans.

This story was featured in the Season Six episode "Page 23".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter is a historical novel featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1850.

This story was featured in the Season Six episode "The Other Shoe".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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Three Billy Goats Gruff

"Three Billy Goats Gruff" is a fairytale featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Norwegian authors Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe in 1841.

This story was featured in the Season One episode "Snow Falls", and the Season Three episode "There's No Place Like Home".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers is a historical novel featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by French author Alexandre Dumas in 1844.

This story was featured in the Season Six episode "A Bitter Draught".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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  • The Three Musketeers come to Storybrooke from the Land of Untold Stories.
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Treasure Island

Treasure Island is an adventure novel featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Scottish author Robert Lewis Stevenson in 1883.

This story was featured in the Season Five episode "The Brothers Jones".

For more details about its plot, see this page.

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  • Killian and Liam work for Captain Silver on his boat.
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References

  1. TwitterLogo @leahfong (Leah Fong) on X, formerly Twitter (March 23, 2018). "it was inspired by the Fremont Troll, but I'm a huge fan of that book so I'm sure that creeped in!" (archive screenshot)
  2. TwitterLogo @AdamHorowitzLA (Adam Horowitz) on X, formerly Twitter (August 16, 2016). "(Also -- for those wondering -- deleted scenes are NOT canon... They are to give you an insight into our creative process to develop eps)" (archive screenshot)