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In the quiet little village of Borington, where nothing ever happened, something finally did.
It all started one sunny morning when Mr. Gupte, the grumpiest farmer in the village, discovered that all 32 of his goats were missing.
Now, you must understand: these were not ordinary goats.
One of them could burp the alphabet. Another knew how to open zippers. One of them was called Mr. Goaty McGoatface, and he wore sunglasses.
But that’s not the strange part.
The strange part is that they had vanished overnight, leaving only a trail of goat hair, two torn socks, and a mango.
Yes, a mango.
“I knew it!” Mr. Gupte shouted, stomping around his farm in his old brown chappals. “The goats are planning something again!”
Nobody believed him.
“Goats don’t plan things, Mr. Gupte,” said the postman, sipping chai.
“Oh really?” Mr. Gupte said, pointing at the security camera. “Then explain THIS!”
The camera footage showed a goat—wearing Mr. Gupte’s sunglasses—crawling out of the gate using a spoon to dig under the fence. The other goats followed in a perfect line, like a school picnic.
The postman spat out his chai.
Meanwhile, three kilometers away, the goats were hiding behind a large bush.
Their leader, Goaty McGoatface, stood on a small rock like a war general. “Fellow goats!” he said in his deep goat voice. “It’s time to live our dreams!”
“Freedom!” cried one goat.
“More snacks!” cried another.
“Less touching!” shouted the smallest goat, who hated being crushed
Goaty McGoatface explained the plan. They were heading to the nearby city of Chaatpur, where they would blend in with humans and live as free goats. No more fences. No more tiny green grass. No more weird humans yelling “HEY!” every time they pooped on the path.
“We must be sneaky,” Goaty said. “No goat left behind.”
So they put on disguises.
One goat wore a long coat and walked like an old man. Two goats stood on top of each other inside a trench coat, pretending to be a tall businessman. One goat wore lipstick. No one knew why.
Mr. Gupte was losing his mind.
“They’re smarter than we thought,” he told his neighbor, who was busy trying to fix a toaster with a screwdriver and a carrot.
“What are you going to do?” the neighbor asked.
Mr. Gupte narrowed his eyes. “I’m going to follow the mango trail.”
Turns out, one goat named Tuffy had a mango addiction. He dropped mango peels wherever they stopped. And so, like a detective in a very fruity crime movie, Mr. Gupte followed the sticky trail.
Back with the goats—by the time they reached Chaatpur, they were exhausted, smelly, and very confused by traffic lights.
“What’s that loud monster with wheels?!” cried a goat as a bus honked.
“Relax, it's public transport,” said Goaty McGoatface, chewing gum like he was born to be cool.
They wandered into a park, trying to blend in.
One goat joined a yoga class and did Downward Goat perfectly. Another goat sneaked into a sandwich shop and accidentally became the employee of the month.
The rest just stood around, looking suspiciously goat-ish.
“Hey,” a kid said to his mom, “why is that uncle chewing a can?”
“Don’t point, beta,” the mom replied. “It’s rude.”
Everything was going great… until one goat knocked over a golgappa cart.
The golgappas rolled everywhere. Chaos. Screaming. Aunties fighting over spicy water.
Then the newspaper headline the next day screamed:
“GOAT GANG CAUSES GOAT APOCALYPSE!”
Now the mayor of Chaatpur, a man named Mr. Chikkiwala, was furious.
“Find these goats!” he shouted. “I will not have livestock destroying my snacks!”
So he hired two detectives: Inspector Kachori and his assistant, Chintu.
They were... not very smart.
Inspector Kachori once tried to arrest a lamppost. Chintu once mistook his own reflection for a criminal.
But they were cheap.
They set traps with samosas and banana peels. They interviewed dogs. They even asked a pigeon for clues.
Still, the goats were one step ahead.
Why?
Because Goaty McGoatface had found a Wi-Fi café and was watching detective shows on YouTube.
Back in Borington, Mr. Gupte had finally arrived in Chaatpur, riding his old scooter, which had a sticker saying “My Other Vehicle Is a Goat.”
He followed the trail to a construction site and climbed a crane to get a better view.
And that’s when he saw them.
Thirty-two goats.
Doing zumba.
On a rooftop.
It was majestic. It was terrifying. It was... suspiciously well-coordinated.
Mr. Gupte screamed, “STOP RIGHT THERE, YOU FURRY ESCAPE ARTISTS!”
The goats froze.
Goaty McGoatface pulled off his fake mustache.
“So,” he said. “You found us.”
Before anyone could blink, all the goats jumped onto a delivery truck full of pillows. Poof. They were gone.
Mr. Gupte was furious. He demanded action.
So the Mayor set up an emergency town hall meeting called “Goat Court.”
Mr. Gupte presented his case with a slideshow: “Here is a goat eating my sofa. Here is a goat in my bathtub. Here is one opening my fridge!”
But Chintu raised his hand and asked, “Sir… are we sure goats can open fridges?”
“I SAW IT WITH MY OWN EYES!” Gupte screamed.
In the end, the mayor made a decision: “If the goats want to live here, they must become responsible citizens. No pooping in parks. No eating laptops. No licking strangers.”
The goats agreed.
Goaty McGoatface said, “We just want to be free and eat good food.”
The Mayor nodded. “Fine. You get one chance.”
One year later, the goats became a sensation.
They opened a YouTube channel: “Goatflix Originals.” They started a singing school: “G.O.A.T singers.” One goat became the mayor’s personal yoga coach.
Mr. Gupte? He wrote a book: “My Life With Criminal Goats.” It was a bestseller.
And Tuffy the mango-loving goat became the brand ambassador for a mango drink called "Maango Mania."
But just when everything seemed perfect…
A new trail appeared.
Not mangoes.
Bananas.
One goat had developed a banana addiction.
And once again, thirty-two goats disappeared into the night.
This time… they left behind a sticky note:
“We’re off to Goa. Don’t wait up. xoxo – The Goat Gang”
So if you're ever in Goa and you see a goat wearing sunglasses, sipping coconut water, and doing the moonwalk…
Don't be alarmed.
Just smile, take a selfie, and remember: you met the Great Goat Gang.
The End.