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-LSB- Illustration : A LITTLE CHICKEN POPPED OUT , VERY GAY AND POLITE -RSB- -LSB- Illustration -RSB- They walked , and walked , and walked , until at last , towards evening , they arrived , all tired out , at the inn of The Red Craw-Fish . `` Let us stop here a little , '' said the Fox , `` that we may have something to eat , and rest ourselves for an hour or two . We will start again at midnight , so as to arrive at the Field of Miracles by dawn tomorrow morning . '' Having gone into the inn they all three sat down to table , but none of them had any appetite . The Cat , who was suffering from indigestion and feeling seriously indisposed , could only eat thirty-five fish with tomato sauce and four portions of tripe with Parmesan cheese ; and because she thought the tripe was not seasoned enough , she asked three times for the butter and grated cheese ! The Fox would also willingly have picked a little , but as his doctor had ordered him a strict diet , he was forced to content himself simply with a hare dressed with a sweet and sour sauce , and garnished lightly with fat chickens and early pullets .