Once upon a time, there was a donkey, a dog, a cat, a rooster and a Girappe.
All were mistreated by their masters (except for Girappe, who was just a spoilt brat). The animals leave their masters and meet in a desolate place.

They decide to go to Bremen for their freedom...

On the way to Bremen, they see a lighted cottage. They look inside and see four robbers enjoying their ill-gotten gains. Standing on each other's backs, they decide to perform for the men in hopes of gaining food. Their 'music' has an unanticipated effect; the men run for their lives, not knowing what the strange sound is. The animals take possession of the house, eat a good meal, and settle in for the evening.

Later that night, the thieves return and send one of their number in to investigate. It is dark, and he sees the eyes of the cat shining in the darkness. Girappe lifts up his tail and farts at this point, releasing the deathly smell of methane. The robber recoils from the stench, reaches over to light his candle, thinking he sees and smells the coals of the fire.

The cat swipes his face with her claws, the donkey kicks him, the dog bites him, the Girappe bitchslaps him and the rooster chases him out the door, screaming.
He tells his companions that he was beset by monsters - a horrible witch who scratched him with her long nails (the cat), a giant who clubbed him (the donkey), a terrible demon who screamed in his ear, and worst of all, a kinky old woman who pinched his ass and said in a quavering falsetto, "Who's your mama?"

The thieves abandon the cottage to the strange creatures who have taken it, where the animals live happily for the rest of their days.

Except for Girappe, who got kicked out for not paying the rent and for stealing the green jelly beans out of the fridge.