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The Three Billy Goats

Gruff by Paul Galdone

Once upon a time

there were three billy goats.

They lived in a valley

and the name of all Three Billy Goats was

Gruff. There was very little grass in the valley

and the billy goats were hungry.

They wanted to go up the hillside to a fine meadow

full of grass and daisies

where they could eat and eat and eat and get fat.

But on the way up

there was a bridge over a rushing river

and under the bridge lived a troll

who was as mean as he was ugly.

First the youngest billy goat

gruff decided to cross

the bridge. Trap trap went the bridge. Who's that

tripping over my bridge

rolled the troll. Oh it's only I the tiniest billy goat Gruff said

the billy goat in his very small voice. And I'm going to the meadow

to make myself fat. No, you're not said the troll

for I'm coming to gobble you up. Please don't

take me. I'm too little, that I am said the billy goat. Wat till the second billy goat

gruff comes. He's much bigger. Well then be off with you.

A little later the second billy goat

gruff came to cross the bridge

trap trap went the bridge. Who's that tripping over

my bridge roared the troll.

Oh it's only I the second Billy Goat

Gruff and I'm going up to the meadow to make myself fat said the

Billy goat and his voice was not so small.

No, you're not said the troll for

I'm coming to gobble you up.

Don't take me. Wait a little till the third billy goat

gruff comes. He's much bigger. Very well. Be off with you

said the troll.

Then up came the third Billy Goat Gruff. Trip trap trip trap trip trap went the bridge.

The third Billy Goat

Gruff with so heavy that the bridge creaked and groaned under him.

Who's that tripping over my bridge roared

the troll. It is I, the big Billy Goat Gruff said

the billy goat and his voice was as loud as the troll's.

Now I'm coming to gobble

you up, roared the troll. Well, come along

said the big billy goat

gruff. I've got two horns and 4 hard hooves.

See what you can do.

So up climbed the mean ugly Troll and the big billy goat

gruff butted him with his horns

and he trampled him with his hard hooves.

And he tossed him over the bridge

and into the rushing Water.

Then the big billy goat

gruff went up the hill side

to join his brothers. In the meadow The Three

Billy Goats

Gruff got So fat that they could hardly walk home again.

They are probably there yet.

So snip snap snout. This tales told out.