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It recounts the tale of an old donkey who escapes his neglectful owner and embarks on a journey to the city of Bremen to become a musician. Along the way, the donkey encounters and befriends an old dog, an old cat, and a hen, each having fled their own homes due to mistreatment or obsolescence. The four animals, unified by their shared plight and aspirations, decide to travel to Bremen together. Their journey leads them to a forest where they stumble upon a hidden house occupied by thieves who are feasting on stolen goods. The animals devise a plan to frighten the thieves and take over the house, demonstrating their resourcefulness and newfound solidarity. The narrative highlights themes of escape, friendship, and overcoming adversity through cooperation, all presented in a simple, engaging style suitable for a broad audience. The work is distributed under a Creative Commons license, allowing for commercial use and adaptation provided the original copyright and author credits are maintained.","The Four Animals  \nYuka Kumazawa, Alisa Mukainakano, and Naomi Hirose  \nEnglish  \nThe Four Animals  \nEnglish  \nNaomi, Alisa and Yuka Soka University of America  \nCopyright © 2017, Naomi Hirose  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nNaomi, Alisa and Yuka  \nThere lived an old donkey. The owner didn't feed the donkey, so the donkey ran away from home .  \nThe donkey decided to go to the city of Bremen, and he wanted to sing songs at  \nBremen.  \nWhen the donkey was walking, the donkey met an old dog.  \nThe dog said \"I can't hunt because of age, so my owner tried to kill me . That's why I escaped from my owner . \"And then, the donkey said,\"Oh, I see . Why don't you go to Bremen with me?\"The dog said,\"That's nice idea!\"They started to walk to the Bremen .  \nWhen the donkey and the dog were walking, they met an old cat. The cat said,\"I became an old cat, so I can't run fast and hunt mice. Thus, my owner tried to drown me in the water . \"Then, the donkey said,\"Wow, us too . Why don't you go to Bremen and play music with us?\"The cat said,\"Sure!\"They started to walk to Bremen again.  \nWhen the donkey, the dog, and the cat were walking, they met a hen. The hen said,\"I could not lay eggs, so my owner tried to kill me . That's why I escaped from my cage. \"  \nThe donkey said,\"Really? Us too. Why don't you go to Bremen, and play music  \nwith us?\"  \nThe hen answerd, \"What a nice dream! I will go with you. \"  \nWhen it was getting dark, they entered a forest. They found a thief's house by chance . He was seeing treasures that he stole. The thief were eating delicious foods. The donkey and others decided to steal from them.  \nFirst, the dog rode on the donkey. Second, the cat rode the dog. Finally, the hen rode on the cat. They strongly barked at the thief.","cbCaiaajjXaN9BmQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaajjXaN9BmQ","pdf",111943455,14,"English","en",105,"# The Four Animals\n\n## The Story Begins\n\n## Meeting Friends\n\n## The Forest and the Thieves","[{\"question\":\"Why did the animals run away from their homes?\",\"answer\":\"The donkey was neglected by its owner, the dog was old and couldn't hunt, the cat was old and couldn't hunt mice, and the hen couldn't lay eggs. 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