YOU SAID:
Once upon a time a gloop of glue became alive
INTO JAPANESE
むかしむかし、にかわの塊が生きていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Once upon a time, a lump of glue was alive
INTO JAPANESE
むかしむかし、のりの塊が生きていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Once upon a time, a lump of glue was alive
That didn't even make that much sense in English.