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The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Norway
Once upon a time there were three billy goats, who were to go up to the hillside to make themselves fat, and the name of all three was "Gruff."
On the way up was a bridge over a cascading stream they had to cross; and under the bridge lived a great ugly troll , with eyes as big as saucers, and a nose as long as a poker.
So first of all came the youngest Billy Goat Gruff to cross the bridge.
"Trip, trap, trip, trap! " went the bridge.
"Who's that tripping over my bridge?" roared the troll .
"Oh, it is only I, the tiniest Billy Goat Gruff , and I'm going up to the hillside to make myself fat," said the billy goat, with such a small voice.
"Now, I'm coming to gobble you up," said the troll.
"Oh, no! pray don't take me. I'm too little, that I am," said the billy goat. "Wait a bit till the second Billy Goat Gruff comes. He's much bigger."
"Well, be off with you," said the troll.
A little while after came the second Billy Goat Gruff to cross the bridge.
Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap, went the bridge.
"Who's that tripping over my bridge?" roared the troll.
"Oh, it's the second Billy Goat Gruff , and I'm going up to the hillside to make myself fat," said the billy goat, who hadn't such a small voice.
"Now I'm coming to gobble you up," said the troll.
"Oh, no! Don't take me. Wait a little till the big Billy Goat Gruff comes. He's much bigger."
"Very well! Be off with you," said the troll.
But just then up came the big Billy Goat Gruff .
Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap! went the bridge, for the billy goat was so heavy that the bridge creaked and groaned under him.
"Who's that tramping over my bridge?" roared the troll.
"It's I! The big Billy Goat Gruff ," said the billy goat, who had an ugly hoarse voice of his own.
"Now I 'm coming to gobble you up," roared the troll.
Well, come along! I've got two spears,
And I'll poke your eyeballs out at your ears;
I've got besides two curling-stones,
And I'll crush you to bits, body and bones.
That was what the big billy goat said. And then he flew at the troll, and poked his eyes out with his horns, and crushed him to bits, body and bones, and tossed him out into the cascade, and after that he went up to the hillside. There the billy goats got so fat they were scarcely able to walk home again. And if the fat hasn't fallen off them, why, they're still fat; and so,
Snip, snap, snout.
This tale's told out.
The Three Goats
Poland/Germany
Three goats went into a grove to eat leaves. The first had one little belly, the second had two little bellies, and the third had three little bellies.
The one with one little belly was soon full and was the first to go home. But a wolf laid himself across the narrow mountain path and said, "Run! Run, or I'll eat you up!"
The goat said, "Don't eat me up. I am very skinny, but a goat will soon come who has two little bellies. He will fill you up." And the wolf let him go.
Then came the second goat, the one with two little bellies, and who was now full. The wolf said to him as well, "Run! Run, or I'll eat you up!"
He said, "Don't eat me up. I am only half meat, but a goat will soon come who has three little bellies, and who will fill you up completely." And the wolf let him go as well.
Then came the third goat, the one with three little bellies. He had finally gotten full.
The wolf said to him, "Run! Run, or I'll eat you up!"
This goat said nothing in return, but instead, brave and forward as he was, lowered his horns and gave the wolf such a blow that he fell from the cliff into the chasm below and broke his right leg. And there the poor rascal lay. He wanted the biggest and fattest mouthfull, but instead got nothing -- but pain.
How the Goats Came to Hessen
Germany
In olden, olden times, the land of Hessen was surrounded by great forests which were inhabited by many wolves. Many a family of goats attempted to enter the land, but were torn apart by the bloodthirsty beasts. One day a weak little kid goat was making his way toward Hessen. He had hardly entered the forest before a wolf confronted him and wanted to tear him to pieces.
Filled with fear, the little kid said, "My mother is coming too."
The wolf thought, "Don't spoil your appetite. The mother will be a better meal for my hungry stomach." And he let the little animal pass in peace.
Sure enough, soon afterward the mother goat appeared. The wolf was about to pounce on her, when she -- filled with fear -- said, "My husband is coming too."
"Stop!" thought the wolf. "Her husband is larger and will be a better meal for you. Wait to eat until he comes."
Finally the ram goat approached. The wolf's heart laughed inside his body when he saw the stately fellow. He was about to spring on him and grab him by the throat when two things caught his attention: the ram's spikes and his bag.
"Tell me, ram," what are those big spikes on your head, and what is that bag for between your legs?"
"Oh," replied the ram, "the spikes are a pair of pistols, and the bag is where I carry my powder and lead."
In that moment, as such animals often do, the ram rubbed his left horn against his flank. The wolf thought that he was loading his pistol, and he took to flight. Thus the first family of goats arrived happily in the land of Hessen. Their descendents have multiplied so much that Hessen now provides the neighboring lands with its surplus every year.
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- yurimon-1
- if "intellectual arguments" threaten your religion, you've got a shitty religionscarabin
- or at the very most, a religion for stupid peoplescarabin
- intellect is only one aspect your being. makes you unbalanced if you neglect your other divine aspects of selfyurimon
- < ofyurimon
- people get hurt and make choices for or against something? is getting hurt intellectual? I met people who are atheism and have this espectyurimon
- have this aspect to them. and religious people with a hurt drives them closer as opposed to the latteryurimon
- However what people receive as spiritual or religious teaching is mostly on crappy side. same as philosophy in atheism.yurimon
- if your system can't stand up to intellectual scrutiny it only works on stupid people. sorry i messed up your trolling attemptscarabin
- What is my system? however like i said there elements aside from intellect because you could rationalize yourself into logical fallacies.yurimon
- fallacies. If someone was abused by a catholic institution n select atheism as an anti thing from pain. how is it intellect?yurimon
- that's the things you don't need to eat chichfila. there are many alternatives. driving car needs gas.and there arn't that many alternative.pango
- alternatives. if there are. i bet people would switch.pango
- < that question rests on whether the individual is intune to the question who they are and why they are here.yurimon
- no wait... my comment was meant for one post down.pango
- yurimon said "logical fallacy." DRINK (he doesn't even know it's meaning he just uses the phrase because r thinks it sounds smart)monospaced
- < thats the bulk of logic, sheeple useyurimon
- docpoz0
it's cute.
- moldero0
- maybe we can use people as a fuel that never runs outmoldero
- from what you learned growing up... you know that anyone believing in an eternal hell hasn't read the bible thoroughlyPonyBoy
- just saying that most who believe in god and say their faith comes from the bible often forget to actually read the biblePonyBoy
- < tru dat, ah thats right your the other one of me, but the good one hahamoldero