Which Grimm tale's three housemates are a mouse, a bird, and a sausage?

Which Grimm tale’s three housemates are a mouse, a bird, and a sausage? The answer is The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage.

The three characters form an unlikely household with a carefully divided routine. The bird gathers wood, the mouse fetches water, lights the fire, and sets the table, while the sausage cooks the meals. Their arrangement works until other birds persuade the bird that the division of labor is unfair.

They exchange duties, with disastrous results. The sausage goes into the forest and is eaten by a dog. The mouse tries to imitate the sausage’s cooking method, rolls into the pot, and dies. The bird then panics, accidentally starts a fire, falls into a well while fetching water, and drowns. The tale’s bleak ending sharply contrasts with its comic premise.

The story is Tale 23 of the Grimm collection and is classified as ATU 85. It is sometimes mistaken for The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean because both tales feature animated household objects or materials, but the three housemates here are specifically a mouse, a bird, and a sausage.