Little Mouse found a coin while sweeping and used it to buy a red bow, making her feel beautiful. Three animals, a donkey, dog, and cat, each asked her to marry them. When she asked what they would do at night, the donkey and dog said they would make loud noises that would frighten her. The cat sang beautifully so she agreed to marry him. However, on their wedding night the cat ate the vain Little Mouse instead of singing.