Popsicle Play & Literacy Activities
By Megan Joy
THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF A Folktale
adapted by Megan Joy Parts: Circle your part in the play. Narrator Littlest Billy Goat Middle-Sized Billy Goat
Biggest Billy Goat Troll
Scene 1
Narrator: Once upon a time, there were three Billy Goats.
Littlest Billy Goat: Good morning, big brothers!
Middle-Sized Billy Goat: Good morning, Little Billy!
Biggest Billy Goat: Good morning, little brothers. Did you sleep
well?
Littlest Billy Goat: Yes, Big Bill, but I am very hungry this
morning!
Middle-Sized Billy Goat: Me, too!
Littlest Billy Goat: I want to eat the sweet grass across the river.
Middle-Sized Billy Goat: It looks delicious!
Biggest Billy Goat: Come on, let’s go and eat!
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Narrator: The three Billy Goats wanted to get to the other
side of the river, but they knew that a mean troll lived
under the bridge.
Littlest Billy Goat: How can we get to the other side of the
river? I’m afraid of the troll that lives under the bridge!
Biggest Billy Goat: Don’t be scared, Little Billy.
Littlest Billy Goat: But the troll will never let us cross the
bridge!
Middle-Sized Billy Goat: There must be a way…
Biggest Billy Goat: Follow me! I’m not afraid of a small troll!
Scene 2 (on the bridge)
Narrator: The three Billy Goats kept walking. First, the littlest
Billy Goat clip-clopped onto the bridge.
Troll: Who’s that clip-clopping across my bridge?
Littlest Billy Goat: It’s me, Little Billy!
Troll: I’m going to eat you up!
Littlest Billy Goat: Wait for my brother. He is right behind me
and he is much fatter than me! He will make a better meal.
Troll: Fine, go ahead and cross the bridge. I will wait for your
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Narrator: Next, the Middle-Sized Billy Goat clip-clopped
onto the bridge.
Troll: Who’s that clip-clopping across my bridge?
Middle-Sized Billy Goat: It’s me, Bill!
Troll: I’m going to eat you up!
Middle-Sized Billy Goat: But my big brother is even fatter
than me! He is right behind me and he will make a better
meal.
Troll: Fine, go ahead! I will wait for your brother.
Narrator: Finally, it was the Biggest Billy Goat’s turn to
cross the bridge. Clip-clop, clip-clop…
Littlest Billy Goat: I hope Big Bill will be okay!
Middle-Sized Billy Goat: He is strong and brave. The tiny
troll can’t scare him!
Troll: Who’s that clip-clopping across my bridge?
Biggest Billy Goat: It’s me, Big Bill!
Troll: I’m going to eat you up!
Biggest Billy Goat: No, you’re not!
Troll: Yes, I am! 3
Narrator: The troll appeared from under the bridge. Big
Bill snorted, lowered his head, and charged toward the
troll!
Troll: Ahhhhhhh!
Biggest Billy Goat: Let me cross the bridge, troll!
Narrator: Big Bill knocked into the troll, sending him into
the river. Splash!
Littlest Billy Goat: Hooray! Big Bill made it!
Middle-Sized Billy Goat: I told you he is strong and
brave!
Narrator: The mean, old troll was never seen again.
Biggest Billy Goat: Great job, brothers!
Middle-Sized Billy Goat: Now we can eat all of the sweet
grass that we want!
All: Yum!
Narrator: The Three Billy Goats ate the sweet grass in the
meadow and lived happily ever after.
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Play Puppets
Puppet prop designs are by Melonheadz Illustrating. They are for personal
classroom use; please do not extract the files. Thank you!
The following characters can be printed onto cardstock,
laminated, and glued to craft sticks for use as puppets in the
play instead of costumes! You can resize the images.
They can also be used to build comprehension as visual aids when discussing characters
or story elements.
Printable Popsicle Sticks just in case ;)
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Directions: Make a list of all the words you can form with letters from the word BILLY GOAT.
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Directions: Write a letter to a character from The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
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