As they were thus disputing, a duck quacked to them, "You thieving folks, who bade you go to my nut-hill? Well, you shall suffer for it!" and ran with open beak at the cock. But the cock also was not idle, and fell boldly on the duck, and at last wounded her so with his spurs that she also begged for mercy, and willingly let herself be harnessed to the carriage as a punishment. The little cock now seated himself on the box and was coachman, and thereupon they went off in a gallop, with "Duck, go as fast as thou canst." When they had driven a part of the way they met two foot-passengers, a pin and a needle. They cried, "Stop! stop!" and said that it would soon be as dark as pitch, and then they could not go a step further, and that it was so dirty on the road, and asked if they could not get into the carriage for a while. 

就在它们这样争论的时候，一只鸭子嘎嘎嘎地叫着对它们说："你们这两个小偷，是谁同意你们上我的核桃山的？等着，我要让你们吃点苦头！"它说着便张开阔嘴，向公鸡扑过去。 但是公鸡并非等闲之辈，毫不示弱地向鸭子反击，对着鸭子猛踢猛蹬，弄得鸭子只好低头求饶，并且愿意接受惩罚，给它们拉车。 小公鸡坐在车夫的位子上，高高地叫了一声："鸭子，尽量给我跑快点！"小车便飞快地向前驶去。他们走了一程后，遇到了两个赶路的，一个是大头针，一个是缝衣针。 "停一停，停一停！"它俩喊道。然后又说，天快要黑了，它们寸步难行，而且路上又脏得要命，所以问能不能搭一会儿车。