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They could not, however, reach the great city the first day; so

when night came on, they went into a wood to sleep. The ass and

the dog laid themselves down under a great tree, and the cat

climbed up into the branches; while the cock, thinking that the

higher he sat the safer he should be, flew up to the very top of

the tree, and then, according to his custom, before he went to

sleep, looked out on all sides of him to see that everything was

well.