When I hear the phrase “trip, trap,” images from The Three Billy Goats Gruff—a wooden bridge, a snappish troll, a lush green pasture, and a goat family of three—pop into my head. This week, I was reminded how a 
simple change of setting and a few different characters can put a new spin on a familiar story.
Imagine this: a parking lot, a shiny black Mercedes Benz, a sweet dwarf goat named Gus, a handsome young man, a fluffy dog bed, and a friendly editor from The Mailbox (that would be me 🙂 ). Got ya wonderin’, don’t I?
I could tell you the story; however, it might be more fun to let you and your students write the story yourselves. After all, it is National Literacy Month! I will tell you this: Gus looked adorable sitting in that shiny black Mercedes!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Diane
PS Thanks to Lisa West for allowing us to use her wonderful photo of this Nigerian Dwarf goat.
Love the story I really love the ideas that we as educators come up with. It could be just a some walk with the children and WOW! here goes another fun learnig thing we are doing with the children. Is that just “Out of ths World.”
Great JOB!
Elizabeth