Popsicle Play - St. Charles Parish Public School System

Popsicle Play& Literacy ActivitiesBy Megan Joy

THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFFA Folktaleadapted by Megan JoyParts: Circle your part in the play.NarratorBiggest Billy GoatLittlest Billy GoatTrollMiddle-Sized Billy GoatScene 1Narrator: 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 sleepwell?Littlest Billy Goat: Yes, Big Bill, but I am very hungry thismorning!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!1

Narrator: The three Billy Goats wanted to get to the otherside of the river, but they knew that a mean troll livedunder the bridge.Littlest Billy Goat: How can we get to the other side of theriver? 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 thebridge!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 littlestBilly 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 meand he is much fatter than me! He will make a better meal.Troll: Fine, go ahead and cross the bridge. I will wait for yourbrother.2

Narrator: Next, the Middle-Sized Billy Goat clip-cloppedonto 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 fatterthan me! He is right behind me and he will make a bettermeal.Troll: Fine, go ahead! I will wait for your brother.Narrator: Finally, it was the Biggest Billy Goat’s turn tocross 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 tinytroll 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. BigBill snorted, lowered his head, and charged toward thetroll!Troll: Ahhhhhhh!Biggest Billy Goat: Let me cross the bridge, troll!Narrator: Big Bill knocked into the troll, sending him intothe river. Splash!Littlest Billy Goat: Hooray! Big Bill made it!Middle-Sized Billy Goat: I told you he is strong andbrave!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 sweetgrass that we want!All: Yum!Narrator: The Three Billy Goats ate the sweet grass in themeadow and lived happily ever after.The end!4

Play PuppetsThe following characters canbe printed onto cardstock,laminated, and glued to craftsticks for use as puppets in theplay instead of costumes!You can resize the images.They can also be usedto build comprehension as visualaids when discussing charactersor story elements.Puppet prop designs are by MelonheadzIllustrating. They are for personalclassroom use; please do not extract thefiles. Thank you!

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Name:Date:Directions: Make a list of all the words you canform with letters from the word BILLY GOAT.billygoat

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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!