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Little Goat sets off in search of some tasty grass, but does she realise how far she's gone? Will Mother Goat be able to track her down? Find out in this delightful young-adult novel.

The Little Goat

The little goat went to find the sweetest  grass

The sky was blue above. But she didn't look up. 

The river gurgled below. But the little goat did not listen to its song.

A bird called to her, saying, “How do you do?”

But the little goat didn't answer.

She just walked along looking for the sweetest grass.

As she walked along, the little goat moved further and further away from the mother goat.

Little goat found the sweetest grass. She ate and ate.

She had walked far from mother goat.

Mother goat wondered where the little goat had gone. 

She looked in the mealie patch, but the little goat was not there.

Mother goat ran to the river. But the little goat was not there.

“Where are you, little goat,” bleated mother goat.

A bird called to mother goat. “Little goat  is asleep in the sweet grass across the bridge.”

Mother goat crossed the bridge, to the sweet grass.

There she found a little goat fast asleep.

“Wake up, little goat,” said mother goat gently. “You were lost!”

“I wasn't lost…. I have been here all the time!” said the little goat.

The Little Goat Eating Sweetest Grass

Summary of the Story

The little goat set off in search of the most delicious grass. The sky was blue above us. She, on the other hand, did not raise her head. The river gurgled below us. The tiny goat, on the other hand, was unconcerned with the song. "How are you doing?" asked a bird.

The tiny goat, on the other hand, stayed deafeningly silent. She just took a stroll, looking for the most fragrant grass. As she travelled, the small goat drifted further and further away from the mother goat. The small goat discovered the most delicious grass. She ate and ate and ate and ate and ate and ate and ate and ate and ate. She had travelled a long way from mother goat. Mother goat couldn't figure out where her baby goat had gone. She peeked inside the mealie patch, but there was nothing there. The mother goat ran to the edge of the water. The small goat, on the other hand, was not present. The mother goat bleated, "Where are you, baby goat?" The mother goat was startled awake by a bird. "Over the bridge, a little goat is comfortably dozing on the luscious grass." The mother goat walked across the bridge and into the thick grass. She observed that there was a sleeping tiny goat nearby. Mother goat softly murmured, "Wake up, little goat." The narrator exclaims, "You were stuck!" "I wasn't mindlessly wandering.... " "I've been here all along!" said the small goat.

About Author

Judy Dunn is the author of the little goat story. Judy Dunn is the author of several children's books. Some of her most well-known works are collaborations with her mother, renowned photographer Phoebe Dunn. The Little Rabbit, The Little Duck, The Little Puppy, The Little Kitten, and many other pieces are among them.