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                                    %u201cWe can buy a beautiful house in Bremen with all the gold coins and jewels,%u201d 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, %u201cCock-a-doodle-doo!%u201d 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.starved: without food, hungrychased: go afterwhining: complaining tearfullyrooster: cockmistress: a woman head of a housebray: sound made by a donkeywoofed: made a barking sound (of a dog)mewed: sound made by a catcrowed: sound made by a cockhearty: full, satisfyingtreasure: money, jewels etc.crept: moved slowlytripped: missed a step and fellflapped: moved (wings of a bird)fled: ran awaylimped: walked with difficultymonster: a huge animalWord PowerArrow-Puffin-4_Semester-1 English 29
                                
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