The Billy Goat's Gruff
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The three Billy Goats Gruff. Once upon a time there were three billy goats who were to go up to the hillside to make themselves fat, and the name of all three was gruff. On the way up was a bridge over a stream they had to cross, and under the bridge lived a great ugly troll, with eyes as big as saucers and a nose as long as a poker. So first of all came the youngest billy goat gruff to cross the bridge. Trip trap, trip trap went the bridge. Who is that tripping over my bridge! Roared the troll. Oh, it is only I the tiniest billy goat gruff, and I'm going up to the hillside to make myself fat, said the billy goat, with such a small voice. Now I'm coming to gobble you up, said the troll. Oh, no, pray don't take me. I'm too little that I am, said the billy goat. Wait a bit till the second billy goat gruff comes, he's much bigger. Well, be off with you, said the trail a little while after came the second billy goat gruff to cross the bridge. Trip trap. Trip trap. Trip trap went the bridge. Who's that tripping over my bridge! Roared the troll. Oh, it's the second billy goat gruff. And I'm going up to the hillside to make myself fat! Said the billy goat, who hadn't such a small voice now I'm coming to gobble you up, said the troll. Oh, no, don't take me, wait a little till the big billy goat gruff comes, he's much bigger. Very well be off with you, said the troll. But just then up came the big billy goat, gruff, Jett trap, trip. Jack! Trip trap went the bridge, for the billy goat was so heavy that the bridge creaked and groaned under him. Who's that chopping over my bridge? Roared the troll. It's our the big billy goat, gruff! Said the billy goat, who had an ugly, hoarse voice of his own. Now I'm coming to gobble you up right, the troll. Well, come along, I've got two spears and I'll poker. I've almost added your ears. I've got besides two curling stones and I'll crush you to bits, body and bones. That was what the big billy goats said. And so he flew at the troll and poked his eyes out with his horns and crushed him to bits body and bones, and tossed him out into the stream, and after that he went up to the hillside there the billy goats got so fat they were scarce able to walk home again, and if the fat hasn't fallen off them while they're still fat and so snip snap snout. This tale's told out