ਤਿੰਨ ਬੱਕਰੇ ਗ੍ਰੱਫ
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Bilingual Punjabi + English Norwegian folk tale Ages 4-8
, ਗ੍ਰੱਫ — ਗ੍ਰੱਫ, ਗ੍ਰੱਫ, ਗ੍ਰੱਫ।
Once there were three billy goats named Gruff. There was a little Gruff, a middle Gruff, and a great big Gruff.
' - ਹੋਈ । ਪਹੁੰਚਣ ਪੁਲ ਪੈਂਦਾ । ਪੁਲ ਸੁਭਾਅ ਵਾਲਾ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ।
On the other side of a river was a hillside of sweet green grass. To reach it, the goats had to cross a wooden bridge. But under that bridge lived a grumpy troll.
ਪੁਲ ' । - — ਟਪ-ਟਪ, ਟਪ-ਟਪ!
First came the little billy goat. Trip, trap, trip, trap went his small hooves.
" ਪੁਲ ?" ।
"Who is crossing my bridge?" roared the troll.
" ਜੀ ," , " ਕਰੋ, , ਨਾਲੋਂ ।" ।
"Only little me," said the little goat. "But wait for my brother. He is much bigger." So the troll let him pass.
— ਠਪ-ਠਪ, ਠਪ-ਠਪ!
Next came the middle billy goat. Trip, trap, trip, trap.
" ਪੁਲ ?" ।
"Who is crossing my bridge?" roared the troll.
" ," , "ਜ਼ਰਾ ਠਹਿਰੋ, ।" ।
"Only me," said the middle goat. "But wait for my brother. He is much bigger." So the troll let him pass too.
ਅਖ਼ੀਰ — ਧੜੱਮ-ਧੜੱਮ, ਧੜੱਮ-ਧੜੱਮ! ਨਾਲ ਪੁਲ ਹਿੱਲਣ ਲੱਗਾ।
At last came the great big billy goat. Trip, trap, TRIP, TRAP! The bridge shook beneath him.
" ਪੁਲ ' ?" ਪਾਉਂਦਾ ।
"Who is crossing my bridge?" roared the troll, climbing up.
" , ਗ੍ਰੱਫ!" ਨੀਵੇਂ , ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰ ਪੁਲ ਵਗਾਹ ! ਛੱਪਾਕ! ਡਿੱਗਿਆ, ਹੋਇਆ ਲੱਗਾ ਹੋਇਆ ।
"It is I, the biggest billy goat Gruff!" The big goat lowered his strong horns, charged forward, and bumped the troll clean off the bridge. Splash! The troll tumbled into the cold river, scrambled to the bank, and ran far away, dripping and grumbling.
ਪੁਲ । ਤਿੰਨੋਂ ਗ੍ਰੱਫ - - ।
The troll never bothered the bridge again. And the three billy goats Gruff crossed safely to eat the sweet green grass until they were big and round.
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- Is "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" written in Gurmukhi?
- Yes. The full story is written in Punjabi (Gurmukhi script) as “ਤਿੰਨ ਬੱਕਰੇ ਗ੍ਰੱਫ”, with the English shown alongside so you can read both together. You can hide the English to read in Gurmukhi only.
- Can my child read this if they are still learning Punjabi?
- Yes. Keep the English on so a new reader can follow the meaning while they sound out the Gurmukhi. As they grow more confident, switch to “Gurmukhi only” for reading practice.
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