> Of note is the modern excision of the last phrase from the closing formula: "And they all lived happily ever after until they died." I think this is true of

> Of note is the modern excision of the last phrase from the closing formula: "And they all lived happily ever after until they died." I think this is true of English speakers. In German everyone knows the standard phrase "und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute" ("And if they have not died then they are still alive today.") It's a sufficiently well known meme that people use it regularly in jokes. Edit: added quote for clarity