"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 troll.
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 .
Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap! went the bridge, for the
billy goat was so heavy that the bridge creaked and groaned under
him.
"Who's that tramping over my bridge?" roared the troll.
"It's I! 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," roared the troll.
Well, come along! I've got two spears,
And I'll poke your eyeballs out at 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 goat said. And then 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 cascade, and
after that he went up to the hillside. There the billy goats got so
fat they were scarcely able to walk home again. And if the fat
hasn't fallen off them, why, they're still fat; and so,
Snip, snap, snout.
This tale's told out.