An easy micro loosely themed around The Three Billy Goats Gruff (a Norwegian fairy tale from the mid 1800s). This is part of a modest series around Jubilee Fields, a popular walking (especially dogs), cycling and running destination for the residents of Billingshurst and the surrounding area. There is a cricket pitch, football pitches, nearby lake, fitness trim trail and skate park. Thanks for geokid for assistance with the hide.
In the story, there is almost no grass left for them to eat near where they live, so they must cross a river to get to the meadow on the other side to eat. However, they must first cross a bridge, under which lives a fearsome and hideous troll, who eats anyone who tries to cross the bridge. The smallest goat is the first to cross and is stopped abruptly by the troll who threatens to "gobble him up!" However, the little goat convinces the troll to wait for his big brother to come across, because he is larger and would make for a more gratifying feast. The greedy troll agrees and lets the smallest goat cross. The medium-sized goat passes next. He is more cautious than his brother, but is also stopped by the troll and given the same threat. The second billy goat is allowed to cross as well after he tells the troll to wait for the biggest billy goat because he is the largest of the three. The third billy goat gets on the bridge, but is also stopped by the hungry troll who threatens to devour him as well. However, the third billy goat challenges the troll and knocks him off the bridge with his horns. The troll falls into the stream and is carried away by the current. From then on the bridge is safe, and all three goats are able to go to the rich fields around the summer farm in the hills, and they all live happily ever after. So what does this story teach us?.......
1) Not all problems have to be solved through immediate action; sometimes all you need is to have patience and trust in your friends to help solve the dilemma. The first goat doesn’t panic and try to fight his way free of the troll. Instead, he uses his wits and delays the troll with promises of a better feast to come. The second goat does the same. He knows that he is not capable of solving the problem on his own. However, he also knows that his eldest brother is more than a match for the troll. Both of the smaller goats recognize their strengths and weaknesses, as well the strengths of their brother. When the third goat arrives, he knows that he is capable of beating the troll, so he takes action. On the surface, it might look like the goats are passing off the problem to the next person out of a desire to save their own skins. However, they understood each other and trust each other, and this understanding of each other's talents allows them to defeat the troll.
2) Do not be greedy. If the troll had recognized his good fortune and contented himself with eating the first goat, he would have been fine. Instead, when the first goat tells him that a bigger goat is coming, he lets his greed overwhelm his caution. The same thing happens with the second goat. Once again, he chooses to let go of a certain meal in exchange for promises of a larger one in the unspecified future. His greed causes his downfall. He is soundly beaten by the third goat, all because he was not content with what he already had.