ACH 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Three Billy Goats Gruff, George Webbe Dasent, Troll Bridge

• School: Stony Brook University
• Department: Arts, Culture and Humanities
• Course: ACH 102
• Professor: Ruth

Document Summary

The story introduces three male goats, sometimes identified in the story as youngster, father and grandfather, but more often described as brothers. To do so, they must first cross a bridge, under which lives a fearsome troll who eats anyone who passes that way. The smallest goat is the first to cross and is immediately stopped by the troll who threatens to "gobble him up!" The little goat convinces him to wait for the bigger goat to come across because he is larger and more gratifying as a feast. The greedy troll agrees and lets the smallest goat cross. The middle goat sees that the youngest one has crossed and reaches the conclusion that the bridge must be safe after all, but is also stopped by the troll and given the same threat.