NARRATOR 1: Once upon a time there were three billy goat brothers named Gruff.

NARRATOR 2: The three billy goats lived by a river.

NARRATOR 3: Across the river was a meadow with tall green grass.

NARRATOR 1: One day, the billy goats wanted to cross the river to eat the grass.

NARRATOR 2: But there was only one bridge across the river.

NARRATOR 3: And under that bridge lived a mean, hungry troll.

NARRATOR 1: The troll had eyes as big as saucers and a nose as long as a poker.

NARRATOR 2: First the little billy goat Gruff started across the bridge.

NARRATOR 3: His little feet went trip trap, trip trap on the bridge.

NARRATOR 1: The troll heard the noise.

TROLL: Who’s that trip-trapping over my bridge?

LITTLE BILLY GOAT: It is only I, the little billy goat Gruff.

TROLL: I’ll eat you for my breakfast!

LITTLE BILLY GOAT: Oh, please don’t. I’m much too small. Wait until my big brother comes. He’d be a much better breakfast for a big troll like you.

TROLL: Very well.

NARRATOR 2: So he let the little billy goat cross the bridge.

NARRATOR 3: Next, the middle-sized billy goat Gruff started across the bridge.

NARRATOR 1: His middle-sized feet went trip trap, trip trap.

TROLL: Who’s that trip-trapping over my bridge?

MIDDLE-SIZED BILLY GOAT: It’s only I, the middle-sized billy goat Gruff.

TROLL: I’ll eat you for my breakfast!

NARRATOR 2: And he jumped on the bridge.

MIDDLE-SIZED BILLY GOAT: Oh, please don’t. I’m much too small. Wait for my big brother. He’d be a much better meal for a big troll like you.

TROLL: Very well.

NARRATOR 3: So he let the middle-sized billy goat Gruff cross the bridge.

NARRATOR 1: Soon the big billy goat Gruff started across the bridge.

NARRATOR 2: His big feet went trip trap, trip trap.

NARRATOR 3: The bridge shook.

TROLL: Who’s that trip-trapping over my bridge?

BIG BILLY GOAT: It is I, the big billy goat Gruff!

TROLL: I’ll eat you for my breakfast!

BIG BILLY GOAT: Oh no, you won’t!

NARRATOR 1: The big billy goat ran at the troll and butted him into the river.

NARRATOR 2: The troll was never heard of again.

NARRATOR 3: The three billy goats Gruff went into the meadow.

NARRATOR 1: They ate all the grass they wanted and lived happily ever after.

NARRATOR 3: So, snip, snap, snout. This tale’s told out.