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What happens when three Billy Goats Gruff run out of food to munch on their mountainside? Will they dare go up against the evil troll, who's blocking the way to a field filled with delicious green grass and sweet clover? See what musical surprises await in the YourClassical Storytime episode The Three Billy Goats Gruff, featuring music from Bedrich Smetana and art by Nancy Carlson! (See more of her illustrations in the gallery.)

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Our telling of The Three Billy Goats Gruff includes excerpts from the following work:

Bedrich Smetana: Má VlastAntoni Wit, conductorPolish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc.

Credits

Storyteller: Scott Blankenship (with Steve Seel)

Story: Steve Seel

Illustrations: Nancy Carlson

Producer: Steve Seel

Digital producer: Jeffrey Yelverton

Social media producer: Brooke Knoll

Senior digital producer: Randy Salas

Program director: Julie Amacher

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