Once upon a time, there was an old woman who lived alone.

She had many chickens. Among them was a rooster that was very old and could no longer crow.

One day the old woman's grandson visited. She was very happy to see him.

She asked the young man to catch Old Rooster so they could cook and eat it.

Old Rooster heard the woman talking and its heart sank. "Aaiii, you are also very old but I don't see anyone trying to kill you, we will see!"

So Old Rooster sneaked away and decided to head for the big city to start singing. On the way, he met Cat.

"What has happened?" Cat asked. "My boss wants to eat me because I can no longer tell her the time," said Old Rooster. "I am going to the city to sing. Where are you going?"

"My boss also wants to kill me because I can no longer catch rats. I am running away," said Cat. "Can I join you?" "Let's go!" said Old Rooster.

They had walked a short while when they saw Dog running very fast. Old Rooster called Dog and asked why he was running so fast. "My boss chased me because I can no longer catch thieves," replied Dog while panting.

"We have similar problems. We are going to the big city to sing," said Old Rooster. "Can I join you?" asked Dog.

As the three animals walked, Horse stopped them and asked what was happening. "Our bosses want to kill us because we can no longer do our jobs," they all replied together.

"I have the same problem, where are you going?" asked Horse. "We are going to the big city to sing," they replied. Horse asked to join them and they accepted.

They all walked until it was dark. They saw a house and when they reached it they heard noises inside. They were afraid and decided to sing a song to chase the people who were in the house.

Horse stood on the ground, Dog climbed onto Horse's back, Cat climbed on Dog's back, and Old Rooster climbed on Cat's back.

They immediately started singing. "Kookoliookoo," sang Old Rooster. "Myaaawuu myaaawuu," sang Cat. "Woo woo," sang Dog. "Wuuuu wuuuu," sang Horse.

They all sang loudly together. The people inside the house were thieves. The thieves were afraid and ran away.

Old Rooster, Gog, Horse and Cat entered the house and found food. When they had finished eating they went to sleep.

Old Rooster slept near the door, followed by Cat, Dog, and lastly Horse.

It was not too long before the thieves were back. Their boss was the first to go into the house.

He had just opened the door when Old Rooster pecked him with its beak. Then Cat scratched him with its nails. And then he found Dog, which bit him.

The man jumped but continued into the house. He found Horse, which kicked him to death.

The other thieves did not enter the house. They ran away, never to return.

The animals lived happily ever after in that house. Old Rooster told the time to his friends, and Dog kept them safe.

Cat killed all the rats in the house, and Horse carried them on its back wherever they wanted to go.