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“We can buy a beautiful house in Bremen with all the gold coins and jewels,” said the dog.

So, they began to sing. The donkey brayed, the dog woofed, the cat mewed and the rooster

crowed. On hearing the noise, the thieves were terrified. They thought that some evil spirits

had entered the house. They ran out of the house without finishing their dinner.

The four friends then entered the house and had a hearty meal. They turned off the

lights and soon went to sleep. A little past midnight, the thieves came back to take all the

treasure. The four friends were fast asleep. They did not hear them.

One of the thieves crept into the house. It was very dark inside. The thief tripped on the

cat. The cat woke up and scratched him with its paws. He tried to run but the dog pounced

on him and bit him on his leg. The thief cried out in pain. He limped along in the dark and

now he stepped on the donkey. The donkey gave him a good kick! On hearing all the noise,

the rooster woke up, flapped his wings and cried out, “Cock-a-doodle-doo!” The thief took

to his heels. He told his friends that there was a wicked monster in the house. The thieves

fled the place never to come back again.

The four friends lived happily ever after. They had a nice little house, plenty of food to

eat and a lot of money to give them a life of comfort. And they soon became the great

musicians of Bremen.

Word Power

starved: without food, hungry hearty: full, satisfying
chased: go after treasure: money, jewels etc.

whining: complaining tearfully crept: moved slowly
rooster: cock tripped: missed a step and fell

mistress: a woman head of a house flapped: moved (wings of a bird)

bray: sound made by a donkey fled: ran away
woofed: made a barking sound (of a dog) limped: walked with difficulty

mewed: sound made by a cat monster: a huge animal

crowed: sound made by a cock
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