Before he went to sleep he looked round the four points of the compass , and saw a little spark burning in the distance . He called out to his companions that he was sure there must be a house not far off , for he could see a light shining . When he heard this , the donkey said at once : ` Then we must get up , and go and look for the house , for this is very poor shelter . ' And the greyhound added : ` Yes ; I feel I 'd be all the better for a few bones and a scrap or two of meat . ' So they set out for the spot where the light was to be seen shining faintly in the distance , but the nearer they approached it the brighter it grew , till at last they came to a brilliantly lighted house . The donkey being the biggest of the party , went to the window and looked in . ` Well , greyhead , what do you see ? ' asked the cock . ' I see a well-covered table , ' replied the donkey , ` with excellent food and drink , and several robbers are sitting round it , enjoying themselves highly . ' ' I wish we were doing the same , ' said the cock . ` So do I , ' answered the donkey . ` Ca n't we think of some plan for turning out the robbers , and taking possession of the house ourselves ? ' So they consulted together what they were to do , and at last they arranged that the donkey should stand at the window with his fore-feet on the sill , that the greyhound should get on his back , the cat on the dog 's shoulder , and the cock on the cat 's head . When they had grouped themselves in this way , at a given signal , they all began their different forms of music . The donkey brayed , the greyhound barked , the cat miawed , and the cock crew . Then they all scrambled through the window into the room , breaking the glass into a thousand pieces as they did so . The robbers were all startled by the dreadful noise , and thinking that some evil spirits at the least were entering the house , they rushed out into the wood , their hair standing on end with terror . The four companions , delighted with the success of their trick , sat down at the table , and ate and drank all the food and wine that the robbers had left behind them . When they had finished their meal they put out the lights , and each animal chose a suitable sleeping-place . The donkey lay down in the courtyard outside the house , the dog behind the door , the cat in front of the fire , and the cock flew up on to a high shelf , and , as they were all tired after their long day , they soon went to sleep .
Shortly after midnight , when the robbers saw that no light was burning in the house and that all seemed quiet , the captain of the band said : ` We were fools to let ourselves be so easily frightened away ; ' and , turning XXXXX one of his men , he ordered him to go and see if all was safe .
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