Calling to his friends, he said, "We are not far from a house. I can see a light."
"Let us go on," said the donkey, "for it may be just the house for us."
As they drew near, the light grew larger and brighter.
At last they could see that it came from the window of a robber's house.
The donkey, who was the tallest, went up and looked in.
"What do you see, old Long Ears?" asked the cock.
"What do I see?" answered the donkey. "Why, a table spread with plenty to eat and drink, and the robbers having their supper."
"We should be there, too, if we had our rights," said the cock.
"Ah, yes," said the donkey; "if we could only get inside."
Then the four friends talked over what they had better do in order to drive the robbers out of the house.