Fairy Tales of Bremen Musicians

Once upon a time, a man had a donkey. For many years, the donkey took pains to transport the bag to the mill. Later, the donkey was old, weak and unable to work, so the owner wanted to kill it. When the donkey heard the bad news, it escaped and went to Bremen. It thinks it can be a musician there.

After a short walk, he saw a hunting dog lying on the road panting, as if he were tired from running.

The donkey asked, "Hey, hound, what's wrong with you?"

The dog said, "well, I am getting older and weaker every day." I can't go hunting anymore. My master tried to kill me, so I ran away. " How can I live in the future? "

The donkey said, "Look, I'm going to Bremen now. I want to be a musician in the city there. Come with me and let the band hire you. I play the pipa and you play the drums. "

The dog agreed and they walked forward together. Not long after, they saw a cat sitting on the side of the road, looking unhappy.

The donkey said, "Hey, old beard, what's wrong with you?"

"Can a person be happy even if his life is in danger?" The cat replied, "because I am old and my teeth are dull, I always like to lie behind the stove and snore." I don't want to catch mice, so my mistress will drown me. " Although I escaped, I really don't know what to do now. Where should I go? "

"Come with us to Bremen. You know the serenade. You can be an urban musician there. "

The cat thought it was a good idea and went with them. Later, when three fugitives passed by the gate of a farmhouse, they saw a big cock standing on the door and screaming desperately. The donkey said, "What's with your terrible cry?"

"I'm predicting the good weather," said the rooster. "But because tomorrow is a holiday and guests are coming, housewives are heartless. She told the cook to cook soup with me tomorrow and let the cook cut off my head tonight. Now, before I die, I will let go of my throat and shout desperately. "

The donkey said, "Alas, you red head, just come with us. We will go to Bremen, no matter where we go, it is better than waiting for death. " You have a good voice. It would be great if we played music together. "The rooster agreed to this suggestion, so the four men walked forward together.

But they couldn't get to Bremen for a day, so they came to a forest at night and had to spend the night here. Donkeys and dogs lie under a big tree; Cats and cocks like to sleep on branches, and cocks fly all the way to the treetops, where it is safest. Before going to bed, the rooster looked around again and found a little light in the distance. He told his companions that there must be a house not far away, because there is light there.

The donkey said, "Then let's go there. It's a pity to spend the night here. "

The dog thought it would be nice if he could find some bones or some meat there. So they hit the road again and walked in the direction of light. Soon, they saw the lights getting brighter and brighter. They came to a brightly lit robber's house. The donkey is the tallest. It leans against the window and looks in.

The rooster asked, "What do you see, grey horse?"

"What do I see?" The donkey replied. "A table covered with a tablecloth is filled with delicious food and drinks. The robbers sat by and ate and drank. "

The rooster said, "If only this table of food had been prepared for us."

The donkey said, "Yes, yes, ah, if only we sat there!" " "

So the animals discussed how to drive the robbers away, and they finally came up with a way. The donkey put its front foot on the windowsill, the dog jumped on the donkey's back, the cat climbed on the dog, and finally the rooster flew up and stood on the cat's head. After standing up like this, they signal and play together:

Donkeys bark, dogs bark, cats bark and chickens crow. Then, they rushed into the house through the window, and the window pane broke all over the floor. Hearing the terrible sound, the robbers jumped up in fear, thinking that a monster had come in and fled to the forest in a hurry. Four partners sat at the table and made do with leftovers, as if they had been hungry for four weeks.

After eating, the four musicians turned off the lights and found a place to sleep according to their own habits.

The donkey is lying on the dunghill, the dog is lying behind the door, the cat is squatting on the stove, and the rooster is squatting on the beam in the hot ash. They walked a long way and were very tired. They soon fell asleep.

After midnight, the robbers saw from a distance that there was no light in the room, as if everything had calmed down. The bandit leader said, "We shouldn't be afraid blindly." So he sent a man to look around the house first. The man sent found everything quiet, so he went into the kitchen and lit a lamp. He regarded the fiery cat's eye as burning charcoal and took a sulfur match to light it. But the cat didn't know how to joke, so it jumped on his face, spitting and scratching. He was startled and tried to run out the back door, but the dog lying there jumped on him and bit his leg. When he ran across the yard and passed the dunghill, he was severely hit by the donkey with his hind hoof. The rooster was awakened from his sleep by the noise. He shook himself up and shouted from the beam, "whoa, whoa!" " "

The robber ran back in one breath and said to his leader, "Oh, there is a terrible witch sitting in the room. She blew at me and scratched my face with her long fingers; " A man stood at the door with a knife and stabbed me in the leg; There is also a black monster lying in the yard, calling me with a stick; There was a judge sitting on the roof. He shouted, "Bring that bad guy!" " Scared me to run. "

After that, robbers never dared to enter that house again. The four musicians in Bremen felt comfortable living in it and never wanted to come out again.