THE MUSICIANS OF BREMEN.

DONKEY, a Dog, a Cat, and a Cock set off for Bre-

men, where they planned to make music together,
and to be admired for their fine voices). When night came
on, the Donkey and the Dog lay down to rest under a tree,
while the Cat and the Cock climbed up in the branches.
The Cock saw a light in _ ‘ the distance,
and called to his compan- ions; and all
four decided to move on, in hopes of
finding there some thing good to eat.
) They found
it a robber’s
cottage, and
robbers were
there eating and drinking. The
Donkey put his fore feet on the
window-sill, the Dog jumped on
his back, the Cat elimbed on the
Dog, and the Cock flew up and
ecm perched on the Cat. Thenata
given signal the Donkey brayed, the Dog barked, the Cat
mewed, and the Cock crew, and the robbers ran out of the
house in a great fright. The four musicians, having eaten
all they wanted, put out the light and went to bed. At
midnight the robbers sent a messenger back to the house,
and the Cat spit at him, the Donkey kicked him, the Dog
bit him, and the Cock cried out ‘ Cock-a-doodle-do !” and
the man ran away as fast as he could, and the robbers
"never came near the house again.

     
 

 

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