11 THE FOUR MUSICIANS

2 Read the following paragraphs and order them in a coherent story. (Cut ups at the end of the unit)

The robber ran back to his friends. “Quickly”!, he

cried. “We must run away.
First a witch scratched me with her long fingernails.
Then a man stabbed my leg with a knife. Then a
A little later, on the road, the donkey and the dog
met an old cat. The cat was sad because her
mistress didn’t want her anymore. She was too old
The robbers ran away and never came back. The
donkey, the dog, the cat and the cock stayed in the
house and played music and sang songs and lived
On the road, the donkey met an old dog. The dog
was sad because his master didn’t want him any
more. He was too old to run after the sheep. So the
Some time later, on the road, the donkey, the dog
and the cat met an old cock. The cock was sad
because the farmer’s wife wanted to cook him. So
The robbers thought it was a terrible monster and
they ran away terrified into the forest. The donkey,
Night came, and the friends were very tired and
hungry. They stopped in the forest. The cock flew
to the top of a tree and saw a light in the window of
Once upon a time, there was a very old donkey.
She was sad because the farmer didn’t want her
any more. She was too old to work on the farm. So,
But the robbers were watching from the forest and
when they saw that the house was dark they sent
one of the robbers back to the house. The cat woke
up and scratched the robber’s face. The dog bit the
They saw gold and silver and jewels. It was a
robbers’ house. The robbers were eating supper
and the friends were very hungry. They made a
plan.
The dog climbed on the donkey’s back and the cat
3 Check the order with your partners.
4 Listen to the story and check.

How did you get on? Let’s stop for a moment and reflect.
How did you get on ordering the story?
I ordered the story: