YOU SAID:

there once was an old man who lived in a shoe

INTO JAPANESE

かつて靴の中に住んでいた老人がいた

BACK INTO ENGLISH

There used to be an old man who lived in his shoes.

INTO JAPANESE

昔は靴の中に住んでいた老人がいた。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

There used to be an old man who lived in his shoes.