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"We will Go To the Town"

Once there was a poor donkey.he was very old,and could not work so hard as before.one day his master said to his wife,"our donkey is very old.we must kill him very soon."

The donkey heard this and said,"i'll run away.' So he jumped over the fence and went along the road till met a dog.

"Where are you going,Mr. Dog?"asked the donkey.

"i am running away,"said the dog."my master and mistress say that i am too old to work,and that they will kill me.i won't stay here."

"Right!Right!"said the donkey.come along with me.you and i will go to the town,and we will play in the streets like a band.You can play the flute,and i can beat the drum.

The Donkey,the Dog and the Cat

So the Donkey and the Dog went on together.By and by they met a Cat."how do you do,Mrs.Puss?"said they."where are you going?"

"im running away,"said the cat."my master and mistress say that i am too old to catch mice,and that they will drown me.i won't stay here."

"come with us,"said the donkey."we are going to the town to play in the streets.you can sing in our band."

"very well."said the cat.

So they all walked on.By and by the three came to a farm.they saw a Cock on a fence.he was crowing as loud as he could.

"what's the matter with you?"asked the donkey."why do you crow so loud?"

"my master and my mistress say,"answered the cock,"that i must go into the soup pot.so i will crow as loud as i like."

"come with us!"said the donkey."we are going to the town to play in the streets in a band.u can sing beautifully.come along with us."
"All right.i will come."said the cock.

on the way to the Town

So the all went on together.it was now quite dark. and the four began to look for a place to spenf the night.

"Let's sleep under this tree."said the donkey.

the donkey and the dog lay down on the ground.the cat climbed into the tree,and the cock flew up to the top."i see a light."cried the cock from the top of the tree."there is a house not far away."

"Let's ask the people for supper,"said the donkey.

How they Get the Robber's Supper

And this is what they did.the donkey stood on his hind legs,and placed his feet on the window sill.the dog climbed up and stood on the donkey's back the cat stood the dog's back.And the cock flew up,and stood on the cat's back.Then all together they began to make their loudest music.

They made a such a noise that the robbers were afraid.they left their supper,and ran away.

Then the four friends sat down,and ate the supper.

After supper the donkey lay down in the yard.the dog fell alseep behind the door.the cat lay down by the fire,and the cock flew up on the roof.they were all so tired that they soon fell fast asleep.

The Robbers Come Back

About midnight the robbers saw that there was no light in the house and that was still.So one of them ran back to the house.He went to the fire,and the cat flew at him,and scratched him with her long claws.

He was so afraid that he ran back through the yard,the donkey kicked him so hard that he fell down on the road.and the cock cried as loud as he could,"Cock-a-doodle-doo!"

The robber ran back to his friends.

"There was and old witch in the house,she was sitting by the fire."he said,"She scratched me with her nails'"That was the cat.

"Behind the door there was a man.he had a long sharp knife,and stabbed me in the leg."That was the dog.

"in the yard there was a gaint who kicked me out the road."that was the donkey.

"and then there was somebody else who was crying,let me kick him,too!"That was the cock.

So the robbers went away again as fast as they could,for they were very much afraid.

And the four friends stayed in the house in the woods and for all that you and i know,the are there now.

THE END.......