A decrepit donkey, A PARCLUS CAT, A toothless dog and a rooster escape a certain death from the hand of man. Together they decide to start for Bremen and get hired as musicians in the Bremen fanfare. In the forest, They find a brigand house, And everyone in their own way, in a terrifying din, They attack and hunt the frightened brigands of the house. Then , They finish the remains of the meal of the brigands and settle comfortably in the house.
If they have never left for Bremen to make musicians - the tale does not say it.