YOU SAID:

once upon a time not long ago I was a garden hoe and I’m admitting it

INTO JAPANESE

昔々、私は庭の鍬だったし、私はそれを認めている

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Once upon a time, I was a garden fence, and I admit it

INTO JAPANESE

むかしむかし、私は庭のフェンスだった、と私はそれを認める

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Once upon a time, I was a garden fence, and I admit it