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Then, at last, up came to the eldest billy goat Gruff, to try to cross the bridge.

He was a very big billy goat. His bread was long and his horns were almost fully grown.

Trip, trap, trip, trap, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, went the hooves  of the eldest billy goat Gruff on the wooden bridge.

Out popped the troll's ugly head.
He was so ugly that the eldest billy goat Gruff nearly fell down with fright.

But he did not show it. He only stamped his hooves harderーTrip, trap, trip, trap, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG !

" Who's that trip-trapping over my bridge ? " roared the troll.

The eldest billy goat Gruff 's voice was even louder and gruffer than the troll's voice.

" It's me, the biggest billy goat Gruff, " he bellowed.

" Then I'm coming to gobble you up, " roared the troll.

" Oh, No, you are not ! " bellowed the eldest billy goat Gruff.
" I am coming to gobble you up ! "

And he stamped his feet even louder:Trip, trap, trip, trap, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG !

After that, the eldest billy goat Gruff butted the troll with his big horns.
The troll fell off the bridge and into the river.

The ugly troll fell head first into the deep water.
There was a mighty splash and he did not come up again.

So that was the end of the ugly troll.

From that time on, people went over the bridge without fear.

Never again did the troll pop his head out from under the bridge to roar, " Who's that trip-trapping over my bridge ? "

Then the three billy goat Gruff lived happily in the meadow on the hillside.

They ate the sweet grass and they really did get fat.

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