Fabled

How did we end up here? 
It started once upon a time, 
Long long back,
You were crossing the river,
Or strolling in the wood,
I was hungry,
And you were the food,
Someone saw me hunt you,
And made me a tyrant,
Morality was added,
And I was labeled,
Kids were scared,
And we were fabled.

- In picture, the gargoyles on Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai.