Three Billy Goats Gruff- Traditional Literature

The Three Billy Goats Gruff is a classic tale of trickery. Three billy goats decide one day that they think the grass on the other side of the bridge looks much tastier. The only problem is that a mean troll lives underneath the bridge that they have to cross in order to reach this wondrous grass. The youngest brother crosses first and the troll threatens to eat him. He informs the troll that his much bigger, tastier brother will soon be coming across the bride. The troll decides to wait. The next billy goat crosses the bridge and is also threatened by the troll. The billy goat says that the next brother to come will be the biggest and tastiest billy goat. The troll decides once more to wait for the next billy goat. The largest billy goat crosses the bridge and the troll threatens to eat him. He does not realize quite how large this billy goat really is. The billy goat charges after the troll and pushes him off the bridge. I have found that children love this story. It is fun for them to listen to because the reader can disguise his or her voice to sound like a troll and a scared billy goat. Children always seem to think it's great that the troll is ultimately tricked by the billy goats. I think it is good for them to see that the bully in the story is not the one who wins in the end.