The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage

The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage

The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage is Tale 23 of the Grimm's Fairy Tales

Synopsis

Once upon a time, the Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage lived happily together. The Bird brings home wood from the forest; the Mouse delivers water , makes the cooking fire, lays the table; and the Sausage cooks.

One day, the Bird has a chat with some other birds. They make fun of the Bird, saying that it was doing all the work. The next day, the Bird suggests that they switch roles and refuses to go to the forest. The Mouse and the Sausage oppose the idea at first, but in the end, they give in. The Bird now is responsible for bringing home the water, the Mouse cooks, and the Sausage goes to the forest to collect wood.

The Sausage leaves to gather wood in the forest early in the morning but does not come home again. The Bird gets worried and starts looking for it. Soon, it finds a dog, who has attacked and eaten the Sausage. The Bird is going to accuse the dog, but the dog lies and says that the Sausage was carrying a lot of forged letters with him, and therefore it needs to be punished. The Bird cannot argue, so it goes home and tells the Mouse what has happened. They decide to do their best together from now on.

The Mouse starts to cook. It imitates the Sausage, rolling himself in the pot to mix and season the food. However, the Mouse cannot stand the heat and dies. The Bird comes home from the forest. It panics as it cannot find the Mouse and starts throwing the wood here and there. It yells and searches, but suddenly the wood catches fire. In order to put out the fire, the Bird goes to the well to get some water. It falls into the well after dropping the bucket. The Bird cannot get back out and drowns.


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