YOU SAID:
there once was a magical elf who lived in a rainbow tree
INTO JAPANESE
かつて虹の木に住んでいた魔法のエルフがいました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
There used to be a magical Elf who lived in a rainbow tree
INTO JAPANESE
以前は虹の木に住んでいた魔法のエルフがいました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
There used to be a magical Elf who lived in a rainbow tree
That didn't even make that much sense in English.