The Three Billy Goats

The children got to listen to two different versions of the story the Three Billy Goats: The Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Three Billy Goats Fluff.  Thank you Ava for sharing this last version of the story. We asked the children what was similar and different between the two stories.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff	The Three Billy goats Fluff
Similar
Setting:  On a bridge in the mountain
Different
Title: Gruff	Title: Fluff
Characters: 3 goats	Characters: 3 goats and a mom
Problem:  Goats want to cross the bridge.	Problem: The goats were making too much noise crossing the bridge and it kept waking up the troll.
Solution: The Big Goat knocked the troll off the bridge.	Solution: The mom`s goats made them booties to be quiet.

 

We asked the children what ending they preferred.  Twenty said the The Three Billy Goats Fluff.  Alessa said "Ìt was a good idea to make the booties."  The goats were able to cross the bridge quietly without disturbing the troll who lived under the bridge. We brought attention to the fact that no one was hurt in this story.   Five students preferred The Three Billy Goats Gruff.  Sean said "I like wrestling and I like to push people." Kaitlyn said "I like when the goat said: Wait for my brother." Arman said "I like the big horns." In this story, the big Billy Goat Gruff push the troll off the bridge.

 

 

 

Here are Colin and Ava doing a retell of the story The three Billy Goats Gruff:

 

 

 

Here is Ava`s retell of the story (sorry I could not get the video directly on the blog. You can click on the following link to view this amazing retell. Ava is very good at adapting her voice tone for each character of the story)

 

The Three Billy Goats Gruff