Then they went together into the town, and soon they came to a butcher's stall, and the sparrow said to the dog,
"Stay here while I reach you down a piece of meat," and he perched on the stall, looked round to see that no one noticed him, and pecked, pulled, and dragged so long at a piece that lay near the edge of the board that at last it slid to the ground. The dog picked it up, ran with it into a corner, and ate it up. Then said the sparrow,
"Now come with me to another stall, and I will get you another piece, so that your hunger may be satisfied."
When the dog had devoured a second piece the sparrow asked,
"Dog, my brother, are you satisfied now?"
"Yes, as to meat I am," answered he, "but I have had no bread."
Then said the sparrow,
"That also shall you have; come with me." And he led him to a baker's stall and pecked at a few little rolls until they fell to the ground, and as the dog still wanted more, they went to another stall farther on and got more bread. When that was done the sparrow said,
"Dog, my brother, are you satisfied yet?"
"Yes," answered he, "and now we will walk a little outside the town."