YOU SAID:
There once was a magic flying dog
INTO JAPANESE
かつて魔法の空飛ぶ犬がいました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
There used to be a magical flying dog
INTO JAPANESE
かつては魔法の空飛ぶ犬がいました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
There used to be a magical flying dog
That didn't even make that much sense in English.