Billy was a very clever goat . He had escaped twice already. He was sick of carrots and had figured out how to lift the latch on the heavy steel gate and butt his way out.He went under Mrs. Fleet’s hedge and headed straight to the vegetable patch. Mrs.Fleet was so proud of her prize-winning vegetables: cabbages,onions , potatoes etc. Billy trotted past rows and rows of vegetables but had his eyes on a different treat. Mrs.Fleet was  very tearful to discover that her favourite  pair of mauve knickers, hanging on the clothesline, had been gobbled up by Billy.