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by The Boreal Times · Duna Press Editions
Game

The Three Billy Goats Bruse

Game: run across the bridge with the three goats, jump the gaps and the troll's hands, and reach the pasture.

Tap the game to open it fullscreen. On a computer, Esc exits; on a phone, use the ✕ button.

How to play

Tap the screen (or press space) to jump. Jump the gaps in the bridge and the troll’s hands. You have three lives and cross the bridge with three goats, from smallest to biggest; each one is faster than the last.

The story behind it

The tale of the Bruse goats was collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in the 19th century. In the original, each goat gets past the troll by cleverness or strength, not by running: the bridge run is made up for the game. Read the tale in The Three Billy Goats Bruse: the Norwegian tale of the bridge and the troll.