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Why does it say "there lived a girl"? Isn't "a girl" subject"?

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Rebecca

Yes, "a girl" is the subject of this sentence. He says "there lived a girl" because this sentence structure is typical for storytelling, similar to "once upon a time". This phrase would usually be said "a girl lived there".

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