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III . The Sad Cat The two friends walk for a long time . At midday , they see a cat . She is sitting in the middle of the path . She is an old cat with long white whiskers . And she has a very sad face , like three rainy days . “ Hello , old Whiskers , ” says the donkey . “ What is wrong with you ? Why are you so sad ? ” “ How can I be happy when my neck is in danger ? ” says the cat . “ In danger ? Why ? ” asks the dog . The cat looks at the dog . She is a little afraid of him . But the dog does not bark . He only listens . “ I am old , ” says the cat . “ My teeth are not sharp any more . I do not like to run after mice now . I like to sit by the fire and purr all day . It is nice and warm there . ” “ We understand , ” says the donkey . “ We are old too . ” “ Yes , but my mistress does not understand , ” says the cat . “ She says a cat with no mice is no good . Today she wanted to drown me in the river . ” “ Poor cat ! ” says the dog . “ But I jumped out of her hands , and I ran and ran , ” says the cat . “ Now I am free . But I have no home . Where can I go ? What can I eat ? Good advice is hard to find . ” The donkey and the dog look at each other . They have the same idea . “ Come with us to Bremen , ” says the donkey . “ We are going to be town musicians there . ” “ Musicians ? ” asks the cat . “ Yes . You sing very well at night , don’t you ? All cats sing at night . You know all about night music . In Bremen you can sing with us . ” The cat lifts her head . Her green eyes shine . “ That is true . I sing very well at night , ” she says . And she sings : “ Miaow , miaow , miaaaow ! ” “ Very pretty ! ” says the donkey . The dog says nothing . Dogs do not like cat music very much . But today the dog wants to be kind . “ Yes , very pretty , ” he says at last . “ So , are you coming with us ? ” asks the donkey . “ Yes , I am going to Bremen ! ” says the cat . “ A life of music is better than death in the river . ” Now there are three friends . The donkey walks in front . The cat walks in the middle , with her tail up high . And the dog walks at the back . On the way , the cat has a question for the donkey . “ What is Bremen like ? ” she asks . “ I do not know much about Bremen , ” says the donkey . “ But people say it is a big town , with tall houses and pretty squares . And there is a lot of music there . ” “ And are there mice in Bremen ? ” asks the cat . “ I am sure there are , ” says the dog . “ But you do not hunt mice now , do you ? ” “ No , ” says the cat . “ But I like to look at them . ”
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