Getting docs off of "dead" G4

I have a very old G4 that I haven't turned on in probably 2 or 3 years. (I bought an iBook, and then got a MacBook, so I haven't needed it.) I thought there was a problem with the power strip, but have since learned that it's the Mac -- it just won't power on. There's nothing too important on it, but I'd love to get some of my old MP3s, Word docs, etc off of it.
Is there any way to do this w/out being able to power on the Mac? Or, is there an easy way to try to fix it? (The docs aren't THAT important, so I don't want to waste money having it repaired.)

So, I got the cable. First of all, I would recommend NOT buying from this company. The plastic top of the 40-pin adapter broke instantly, and the USB cord has rust forming on it! Still, I'm not sure if the problem is my cord or if I'm doing something wrong.
The hard drive has two 'female' inputs (not sure what they're technically called, but we'll just call them the '40 pin input' and the 'short input')
If I plug the 40-pin adapter into the hard drive and then plug the other end into my USB port of the laptop, a red light turns on the cord (and stays on.) But, no new drive appears on my laptop. Is there a next step?
I've also tried plugging in the short doohickey into the short input at the same time as the long doohickey. (And, I power on the portion which attached to the short input.) When I have them both plugged in, I can't even get the red light to appear.
So, am I supposed to have both plugged in at the same time? Should the red light come on when I do that? Is there something I have to turn on or off on the laptop (e.g. Sharing preferences, etc.) Ideas?

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