Once upon a time, there was a wooden cottage at the foot of a mountain that was home to Mama Goat and Baby Goat. Under the tender and loving care of Mama Goat, Baby Goat grew stronger and taller each day.

One day, Mama Goat told Baby Goat,“My child, you are fully grown, and should start working, and learn how to be independent. I am getting old, and cannot take care of you forever.”Baby Goat nodded as he replied,“Okay! What shall I do today?”His mother said, “Deliver this bundle of grass to Mr. Deer!”Baby Goat carried the grass on his shoulders, and set off after bidding goodbye to his mother.

To reach Mr. Deer’s home, Baby Goat had to cross a mountain. He stood at the foot of the mountain, and thought to himself, “Wow! This mountain is so high, I wonder if I am able to climb it?”A little white rabbit happened to pass by, so Baby Goat asked the rabbit,“Excuse me, can this mountain be climbed?”The little white rabbit replied, “Of course!I climb it two to three times a day!”Baby Goat continued walking and thought to himself, “This mountain is so high. How could anyone climb it so many times in a day?”He then ran into Little Boar, and hurriedly asked the boar the same question.“Oh! It is very dangerous!” replied the boar.“I nearly rolled down the mountain yesterday!”After hearing what Little Boar said, Little Goat turned around and went home immediately.

When Mama Goat saw Baby Goat, she asked,“Why have you returned with the grass?”Baby Goat replied, “Mama, a little white rabbit told me the mountain was easy to climb, but Little Boar told me the mountain was very dangerous. Seeing how high the mountain was made me very scared, so, I turned around and came home.”Mama Goat said gently,“Do not blindly believe what other people tell you. You should learn how to form your own opinions. Go try again.”

Baby Goat decided to try climbing the mountain for himself. Though the climb made him tired and sweaty, he successfully delivered the grass to Mr. Deer’s home.

　　山腳下有一間小木屋，屋裡住著山羊媽媽和小山羊。小山羊在媽媽的細心照顧下，一天天長大。
　　有一天，山羊媽媽對小山羊說：「孩子，你長大了，應該開始工作，學會獨立自主，媽媽沒有辦法照顧你一輩子呀！」小山羊邊點頭邊回答：「好呀！那今天要做些什麼呢？」媽媽說：「你先將這捆青草送去鹿先生家吧！」小山羊把青草背在肩上，向媽媽道別後就出門。
　　要去鹿先生家，小山羊得爬過一座山才能到達，小山羊站在山腳下，心想：「哇！山這麼高，不知道爬得過去嗎？」這時候碰到小白兔，小山羊就問：「請問，這座山可以爬過去嗎？」小白兔回答：「當然可以，我每天爬兩、三次呢！」小山羊邊走邊想：「這山這麼高，怎麼有可能一天爬這麼多次？」這時看到小山豬，牠趕緊過去問，小山豬回答：「很危險，我昨天還差一點滾下來呢！」小山羊聽完，馬上轉頭回家。
　　山羊媽媽看到小山羊進門，就問：「你怎麼又把青草背回來？」小山羊說：「媽媽，小白兔說山很好爬，而小山豬說山很危險，我看山那麼高，實在很害怕，所以就回來。」媽媽溫柔地說：「不要盲目聽別人的話，要學著自己去判斷該不該做，你現在再去試試。」
　　小山羊靠著自己的努力，雖然爬得全身是汗，不過，終於把青草送到鹿先生家。