An ass, a dog, a cat, and a rooster, no longer wanted by their masters, set out to Bremen to become musicians, but do not find it necessary to go that far to be comfortable.
A new Grimm tale, part of a letter written by Wilhelm to a little girl in 1816, came to light in 1983. A mother sends her daughter into the forest to save her from a terrible war. There she finds refuge with St. Joseph.
When his seven years' wages in gold prove too heavy to carry easily, Hans trades the lump of gold for one thing after another until he arrives home empty-handed, but convinced he is a lucky man to be unfettered with encumbrances.
