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TheMouse,theBird,andtheSausageOnceuponatimeamouse，abird,andasausageformedapartnership.Theykepthousetogether,andforalongtimetheylivedinpeaceandprosperity,acquiringmanypossessions.Thebird'staskwastoflyintotheforesteverydaytofetchwood.Themousecarriedwater，madethefire，andsetthetable.Thesausagedidthecooking.Whoeveristoowelloffalwayswantstotrysomethingdifferent！Thusonedaythebirdchancedtomeetanotherbird,whoboastedtohimofhisownsituation.Thisbirdcriticizedhimforworkingsohardwhiletheothertwoenjoyedthemselvesathome.Forafterthemousehadmadethefireandcarriedthewater，shecouldsitintheparlorandrestuntilitwastimeforhertosetthetable.Thesausagehadonlytostaybythepotwatchingthefoodcook.Whenmealtimeapproached，shewouldslitherthroughtheporridgeorthevegetables，andthuseverythingwasgreasedandsaltedandreadytoeat.Thebirdwouldbringhisloadofwoodhome.Theywouldeattheirmeal,andthensleepsoundlyuntilthenextmorning.Itwasagreatlife.Thenextday,becauseofhisfriend'sadvice,thebirdrefusedtogototheforest,sayingthathehadbeentheirservantlongenough.Hewasnolongergoingtobeafoolforthem.Everyoneshouldtryadifferenttaskforachange.Themouseandthesausagearguedagainstthis,butthebirdwasthemaster,andheinsistedthattheygiveitatry.Thesausagewastofetchwood,themousebecamethecook,andthebirdwastocarrywater.Andwhatwastheresult?Thesausagetrudgedofftowardtheforest;thebirdmadethefire;andthemouseputonthepotandwaitedforthesausagetoreturnwithwoodforthenextday.However,thesausagestayedoutsolongthattheothertwofearedthatsomethingbadhadhappened.Thebirdflewofftoseeifhecouldfindher.Ashortdistanceawayhecameuponadogthathadseizedthesausageasfreebootyandwasmakingoffwithher.Thebirdcomplainedbitterlytothedogaboutthisbrazenabduction,butheclaimedthathehaddiscoveredforgedlettersonthesausage,andthatshewouldthushavetoforfeitherlifetohim.Filledwithsorrow,thebirdcarriedthewoodhomehimselfandtoldthemousewhathehadseenandheard.Theywereverysad,butweredeterminedtostaytogetherandmakethebestofit.Thebirdsetthetablewhilethemousepreparedthefood.Shejumpedintothepot,asthesausagehadalwaysdone,inordertoslitherandweaveinandaboutthevegetablesandgreasethem,butbeforeshereachedthemiddle,herhairandskinwerescaldedoff,andsheperished.Whenthebirdwantedtoeat,nocookwasthere.Besidehimselfhethrewthewoodthiswayandthat,calledout,lookedeverywhere,butnocookwastobefound.Becauseofhiscarelessness,thescatteredwoodcaughtfire,andtheentirehousewassoonaflame.Thebirdrushedtofetchwater,butthebucketfellintothewell,carryinghimwithit,andhedrowned.