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| - The Three Billy Goats Gruff are main characters of the Norwegian fairy tale of the same name. They are three male goats who search for grass every spring.
- Three Billy Goats Gruff is a children's story that first appeared in "May I Help You?".
- The story introduces three male goats, sometimes identified in the story as youngster, father and grandfather, but more often described as brothers. There is no grass left for them to eat near to where they live, so they must cross a river to get to a a meadow or hillside on the other side of a stream in order to eat and get fat. To do so, they must first cross a bridge, under which lives a fearsome troll who eats anyone who passes that way.
- "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" is a traditional Norwegian Fairy Tale concerning three billy goats (that's a term for a male goat) who are siblings and a troll who lives under a bridge. The goats want to cross the bridge to get to the plentiful grass on the other side. The youngest and smallest goat crosses the bridge first. (At this point, if reading to a small child, it is traditional to say "trip trap, trip trap". Please imagine your own trip-trappings for the sake of efficiency.) The troll pops up and says; "Who's that trip-trapping over my bridge?"
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| - The Three Billy Goats Gruff are main characters of the Norwegian fairy tale of the same name. They are three male goats who search for grass every spring.
- "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" is a traditional Norwegian Fairy Tale concerning three billy goats (that's a term for a male goat) who are siblings and a troll who lives under a bridge. The goats want to cross the bridge to get to the plentiful grass on the other side. The youngest and smallest goat crosses the bridge first. (At this point, if reading to a small child, it is traditional to say "trip trap, trip trap". Please imagine your own trip-trappings for the sake of efficiency.) The troll pops up and says; "Who's that trip-trapping over my bridge?" The goat pleads with the troll to let him go because he's only small and skinny, but his brother is much bigger and meatier. Stupidly, the troll agrees to this, and lets the little goat go on his way. Next the second goat comes along, and the process is repeated. The medium-sized goat tells the troll to wait for his bigger brother. (At this point, we can only hope that these goats knew their eldest sibling would be capable, as otherwise, serious questions must be raised about their filial loyalty!) The troll, greed getting the better of him, agrees to wait for the third goat. The third goat, unfortunately for the troll, turns out to be the Chuck Norris of goats, and when the troll pops up to say his catch phrase, trounces the troll and throws him off the bridge. The goats all then live happily on the other side of the bridge. The End. The moral of the story, presumably, is that the grass actually is greener on the other side, patience is not a virtue, violence solves everything, pass the buck if you're scared of facing a problem, and you shouldn't mess with goats. A Broken Aesop perhaps, though Your Mileage May Vary, it still remains a very popular story.
- Three Billy Goats Gruff is a children's story that first appeared in "May I Help You?".
- The story introduces three male goats, sometimes identified in the story as youngster, father and grandfather, but more often described as brothers. There is no grass left for them to eat near to where they live, so they must cross a river to get to a a meadow or hillside on the other side of a stream in order to eat and get fat. To do so, they must first cross a bridge, under which lives a fearsome troll who eats anyone who passes that way. The smallest billy goat is the first to cross and is immediately stopped by the troll who threatens to "gobble him up!" The little goat convinces him to wait for the bigger billy goat to come across because he is larger and more gratifying as a feast. The greedy troll agrees and lets the smallest goat cross. The middle goat sees that the youngest one has crossed and reaches the conclusion that the bridge must be safe after all, but is also stopped by the troll and given the same threat. The second billy goat is allowed to cross as well after he tells the troll to wait for the biggest billy goat because he will have the most meat. The Third Billy Goat then gets on the bridge and is stopped by the hungry Troll. When the troll gets up on the bridge however, the third billy goat is so big that he easily throws the troll into the stream with his horns and crosses the bridge. From then on the bridge is safe, and all three goats are able to go to the rich fields around the summer farm in the hills. They all live happily ever after. The troll, however, was never seen again.
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