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There w as a very narrow bridge between East Mountain

and West Mountain. Every d a y Brown G o a t cro ssed it to

drink from the coldest w ater in the pond on West Mountain.

Every d a y Black G o a t crossed it to e a t the juiciest

g ra ss on East Mountain. Brown G o a t always crossed early,

and Black G o a t always crossed late.

One day, Brown G o a t got up late so both g o a ts w ere on

the brid ge at the same time. Brown G o a t said, “ G o back!
What are the most
I ’m the oldest so I should cross first.” Black G o a t said,
important parts of
“ You g o b ack! I ’m the smartest so I should cross first.” the sto ry so far?

They pushed each

other with their horns

They pushed with the

same fo rc e so they

didn’t move fo rw a rd

or b a c k w a rd .

They pushed fo r a long time and then

they both go t tired and fell into the

river below the bridge.

The g o ats swam to the riverbank.

Then they slowly w alked home to their

mountains. They were angry, tired,

wet, cold, and hungry. And that’s what

happens to stubborn little go ats.

What are the m ost important

parts of the sto ry?