TNT: Three Billy Goats Gruff Traditional Cache

Now out thar on the Bar None thar’s a bridge that runs over a culvert. And under that bridge, according to my great granddaddy thar used ta live one big ugly troll. On the Bar None we have run goats fer quite a piece and according to great granddaddy, it were three of those goats that got rid of that troll for us.

So the story goes, one of the kids was a-wantin’ to cross the bridge to get to some good forage on t’other side. He went clip-cloppin’ over the bridge and that thar troll shouted out “Who goes thar? Ah’m a’comin’ up thar to eat you. ” The kid responded that it were him, the littlest billy goat gruff on the ranch and his big brother was a’comin’ along so the troll oughter wait on him for a bigger meal. That troll were a bit on the dense side. After all, he coulda eaten the little one fer a snack and then went on to the next one. But no, he just told that kid to get on over the bridge.

Well, here comes the yearling goat and that thar troll accosts him. Same question and pretty much the same answer. Dumb troll figured he’d pass on the salad and wait fer the main course. So the yearling went on across the bridge.

Finally along comes the granddaddy of all billy goats. This one had a enormous set of horns and a real mean streak. Got that same question from the troll and his reply were a mite different from the others. “Ya wanta eat me? Well, come on up and give it try,” were his comeback. So that thar troll scrambled up from under that bridge and that big old billy goat gruff charged with them gigantic horns of his'n, the troll flew up into the sky outta sight and t’weren’t ever seen in these parts again.