The man with the mule pack tells Quixote and Sancho his tale of the braying town. Two aldermen go looking for a lost ass and decide to circle the mountain on opposite sides and bray for him. They keep mistaking each other for the lost ass, but finally they find the animal ravaged by wolves. They tell the story to friends in town in order to each praise the other's braying abilities, until everyone knows and makes fun of the town for it. Now the man is carrying weapons to the braying town, because they are going to fight the towns that make fun of them. Meanwhile, a puppet show arrives with Master Pedro and his.....
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