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Once upon a time there were three billy goats who were going up to the mountain pastures to grow fat, and all three were called Billy Goat Gruff. On the way there was a bridge over a waterfall that they had to cross, and beneath that bridge lived a great, hideous troll, with eyes like pewter plates and a nose as long as a rake handle. First came the youngest Billy Goat Gruff to cross the bridge. Trip-trap, trip-trap went the bridge. “Who’s that trip-trapping over my bridge?” shrieked the troll. “Oh, it’s the smallest Billy Goat Gruff. I’m going up to the mountain pastures to grow fat,” said the goat in his tiny voice. “Now I’m coming to gobble you up!” said the troll. “Oh no, don’t take me, for I’m so little. Just wait a while, and the middle Billy Goat Gruff will come along. He’s much bigger.” “Very well,” said the troll.
A little while later, the middle Billy Goat Gruff came to cross the bridge. Trip-trap, trip-trap, trip-trap went the bridge. “Who’s that trip-trapping over my bridge?” shrieked the troll. “Oh, it’s the middle Billy Goat Gruff, going up to the mountain pastures to grow fat,” said the goat, whose voice was not so tiny. “Now I’m coming to gobble you up,” said the troll. “Oh no, don’t take me. Just wait a while, and the big Billy Goat Gruff will come along. He’s much, much bigger.” “Very well, then,” said the troll. Just then the big Billy Goat Gruff came along. Trip-trap, trip-trap, trip-trap, trip-trap went the bridge, for he was so heavy that it creaked and groaned beneath him.
“Who’s that tramping over my bridge?” shrieked the troll. “It’s the big Billy Goat Gruff!” said the goat in a terribly deep, gruff voice. “Now I’m coming to gobble you up!” shrieked the troll.
“Then come along! I have two spears, and with them I’ll poke out your eyes. I have two great boulders, and with them I’ll crush you, marrow and bones!” said the goat. Then he flew at the troll and poked out his eyes, crushed his marrow and bones, and butted him into the waterfall. Then he went up to the mountain pastures. There the billy goats grew so fat, so fat that they could hardly manage to walk home again, and if the fat has not fallen off them, they are still just as fat today. And snip, snap, snout, this tale is told out.