Which three excerpts from nadine gordimer's “once upon a time” are reminiscent of those elements found in traditional fairy tales? select all that apply. in a house … there were a man and his wife who loved each other very much and were living happily ever after. … they were warned, by that wise old witch … not to take on anyone off the street. i was waiting for it; waiting to hear if it indicated that feet were moving from room to room, coming up the passage—to my door. so i began to tell myself a story, a bedtime story the little boy was fascinated by the device and used it as a walkie-talkie in cops and robbers play with his small friends. … as her christmas present to her son and his wife—the little boy got a space man outfit and a book of fairy tales. the prince who braves the terrible thicket of thorns to enter the palace and kiss the sleeping beauty back to life.