The Bremen Town-Musicians
The recurring formula: 'Something better than death we shall find anywhere,' as each animal joins the band.
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From Grimms' Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm
Four aging animals destined for slaughter set out to become musicians in Bremen and instead frighten robbers from a forest house, claiming it as their home.
The Bremen Town-Musicians
The animals stacking themselves — donkey, dog, cat, rooster — and braying through the window to scare the robbers, a defining comic tableau.
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