Once upon a time there was Godmother Fox and Godmother Goat. Well, Godmother Fox had a tiny little house, and it was nicely adorned with little chairs, cups, and dishes. In short, it was beautifully furnished. One time, however, Godmother Goat came and carried off the little house. Godmother Fox began to weep when along came a dog that barked and said, “Why are you weeping?”

“Godmother Goat has carried off my house!” she replied

“Stop weeping. I'll get it back for you.”

So the dog went and said to Godmother Goat, “Give back the house to Godmother Fox.”

“I'm Godmother Goat,” she replied. “I’ve got a sword by my side, and with my horns I can shred you to pieces.”

When the dog heard all this, he scrammed.

Then a sheep passed by Godmother Fox’s place and said, “Why are you weeping?”

And Godmother Fox told her the same thing. So, the sheep went to Godmother Goat and began scolding her. Then Godmother Goat responded and told her the same thing she told the dog, and the sheep scrammed.

In short, all sorts of animals went to the goat, and she gave them the same warning. Among the animals, there was a mouse, and this mouse went to the fox and said, “Why are you weeping?”

“Godmother Goat has carried off my little house.”

“Stop weeping, I'll make her give it back to you.”

So, the mouse went and said to Godmother Goat, “Give the house back to Godmother Fox right now!”

“I'm Godmother Goat,” she declared. "I have a sword by my side, and with my fist and horns I'll tear you to shreds.”

“Oh yeah,” the mouse responded right away. “Well, I'm Godfather Mouse, and I have a spit by my side, and once I heat it with fire, I'll stick it up your ass.”

Source:

Giuseppe, Pitré. “Godmother Fox.” The Collected Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Giuseppe Pitré Volume 1, translated by Jack Zipes and Joseph Russo, 2009, pp. 514, 515.