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there!" said the donkey. Then the animals
discussed how they might drive the robbers away,
and at last they came upon a plan. The donkey
was to stand with his front feet on the window,
the dog to jump on the donkey's back, the cat to
climb onto the dog, and finally the rooster would
fly up and sit on the cat's head. When they had
done that, at a signal they began to make their
music all together. The donkey brayed, the dog
barked, the cat meowed and the rooster crowed.
Then they crashed through the window into the
room, shattering the panes. The robbers jumped
up at the terrible bellowing, thinking that a ghost
was coming in, and fled in great fear out into the
woods. Then the four companions seated
themselves at the table and freely partook of the
leftovers, eating as if they ______

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