Once upon a time in a land far, far away-
"Oh grief. You know she's a rookie, huh?"
What now?
"Oh for cryin out loud... Just skip to the part where the story starts, OK."
Sure, whatever.
So anyway, there lived a man called Jacob Carter. Together with his wife they lived in a big castle and were very happy except for one thing - they had no children. So Mrs Carter wished every day-
"Mrs Carter?
Yup, that's right.
"Don't I even get a first name?"
Sorry, no. You're only in the prologue - you're not around long enough to qualify for a first name.
"Damn."
Yeah, well, you win some, you lose some. So she wished every day for a baby daughter with hair as yellow as the desert sands, eyes as blue as the deep blue sea and lips as red as the red, red rose. She even thought of wishing for snow white skin, but then she realised that was just plain stupid.
"I did?"
You did. After all - who has white skin? If you've got white skin then you're either wearing way too much foundation or you're six foot under.
"Fair point. And I wouldn't want my baby to to be born with terrible sense in make up, would I?"
Um, no, I guess not. So eventually her wish was granted and baby Sam was born.
"Waaaah!"
Aww... cute. However, unfortunately Mrs Carter died soon after.
"Aww damn."
I said you weren't around for long. Believe in the narrator. So Jacob had to re-marry for the sake of the story and little baby Sam.
Unfortunately and in the world's biggest co-incidence there was only one single woman left in the whole kingdom - the evil Anise!
"Not again."
Sorry Jacob. So they married and then soon after-
"Oh no! I'm gonna snuff it again aren't I?"
'Fraid so. Sorry.
"Damn."
Quite. So soon afterwards he died, leaving Sam to grow up as servant and general do-this, do-that girl for the evil Anise and her equally evil daughters; Kinseyella and Simmonsella.