The donkey was to place his forefeet on the window sill, the dog was to get on the donkey's back, the cat on the top of the dog, and lastly the rooster was to fly up and perch on the cat's head.  When that was done, at a given signal, they all began to perform their music.  The donkey brayed, the dog barked, the cat mewed, and the rooster crowed.  Then they burst through into the room, breaking all the panes of glass.  The robbers fled at the dreadful sound, they thought it was some goblin, and fled to the wood in the utmost terror.  

 

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