Once there were three billy goats.

There was Little Billy Goat Gruff.

There was Big Billy Goat Gruff.

And there was Great Big Billy Goat Gruff.

The goats' home was by a bridge.

Over the bridge was a hillside.

There was grass on the hillside.

The billy goats wanted the grass.

They wanted to eat it.

They wanted to get fat.

Little Billy Goat Gruff said, "I will go over the bridge."

Great Big Billy Goat said, "A big troll is under the bridge. Trolls eat billy goats."

Little Billy Goat Gruff said, "The troll will not eat me. Trolls do not eat little billy goats."

Little Billy Goat Gruff went on the bridge.

The bridge said, "Trip-trip."

The troll said, "Who trips over my bridge?"

"Little Billy Goat Gruff trips over the bridge."

"Why do you trip over my bridge?"

"I want to eat the grass on the hillside."

"You shall not trip over my bridge. I will eat you."

"Do not eat me. Big Billy Goat Gruff will come. You can eat him."

"Go on, then," said the troll.

"Trip-trip, trip-trip, trip-trip."

And little Billy Goat Gruff went to the hillside.