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A man had a donkey that carried bags of grain to the mill for many years. But the donkey was getting old and weak, and his owner no longer wanted to pay for his food. The donkey felt that he was in danger, so he ran away.
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The Bremen Town Musicians
An aging donkey, dog, cat, and rooster set out together to become musicians in Bremen.
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The donkey leaves for Bremen
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He took the road to Bremen. “I can work as a musician in the town,” he thought.
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SpanishBeginner · Los músicos de BremenFrenchBeginner · Les Musiciens de BrêmeGermanBeginner · Die Bremer StadtmusikantenItalianBeginner · I musicanti di BremaPortugueseBeginner · Os músicos de BremenPolishBeginner · Muzykanci z BremyRomanianBeginner · Muzicanții din BremenHungarianBeginner · A brémai muzsikusokDutchBeginner · De Bremer stadsmuzikantenSwedishBeginner · Stadsmusikanterna från BremenNorwegianBeginner · Bymusikantene i BremenDanishBeginner · Stadsmusikanterne fra Bremen
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