--- title: Damon and Pythias. — Fifty Famous Stories Retold · full text with trees description: Damon and Pythias., «Fifty Famous Stories Retold» by James Baldwin: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: A young man whose name was Pyth'i-as had done something which the tyrant Dionysius did not like. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Fifty Famous Stories Retold](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/) / Damon and Pythias. # Damon and Pythias. Damon and Pythias. of «Fifty Famous Stories Retold» by James Baldwin: the whole text, 30 sentences and 495 words. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself; 1 of them are in the tales treebank and were checked by a teacher model. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/1/) — A young man whose name was Pyth'i-as had done something which the tyrant Dionysius did not like. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/2/) — For this offense he was dragged to prison, and a day was set when he should be put to death. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/3/) — His home was far away, and he wanted very much to see his father and mother and friends before he died. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/4/) — "Only give me leave to go home and say good-by to those whom I love," he said, "and then I will come back and give up my life." - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/5/) — The tyrant laughed at him. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/6/) — "How can I know that you will keep your promise?" he said. " - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/7/) — You only want to cheat me, and save your-self." - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/8/) — Then a young man whose name was Da-mon spoke and said,-- - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/9/) — "O king! put me in prison in place of my friend Pyth-i-as, and let him go to his own country to put his affairs in order, and to bid his friends fare-well. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/10/) — I know that he will come back as he promised, for he is a man who has never broken his word. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/11/) — But if he is not here on the day which you have set, then I will die in his stead." - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/12/) — The tyrant was sur-prised that anybody should make such an offer. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/13/) — He at last agreed to let Pythias go, and gave orders that the young man Da-mon should be shut up in prison. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/14/) — Time passed, and by and by the day drew near which had been set for Pythias to die; and he had not come back. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/15/) — The tyrant ordered the jailer to keep close watch upon Damon, and not let him escape. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/16/) — But Damon did not try to escape. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/17/) — He still had faith in the truth and honor of his friend. — checked by a teacher - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/18/) — He said, "If Pythias does not come back in time, it will not be his fault. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/19/) — It will be because he is hin-dered against his will." - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/20/) — At last the day came, and then the very hour. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/21/) — Damon was ready to die. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/22/) — His trust in his friend was as firm as ever; and he said that he did not grieve at having to suffer for one whom he loved so much. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/23/) — Then the jailer came to lead him to his death; but at the same moment Pythias stood in the door. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/24/) — He had been de-layed by storms and ship-wreck, and he had feared that he was too late. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/25/) — He greeted Damon kindly, and then gave himself into the hands of the jailer. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/26/) — He was happy because he thought that he had come in time, even though it was at the last moment. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/27/) — The tyrant was not so bad but that he could see good in others. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/28/) — He felt that men who loved and trusted each other, as did Damon and Pythias, ought not to suffer un-just-ly. - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/29/) — And so he set them both free. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/34/30/) — "I would give all my wealth to have one such friend," he said. - ← previous: [The Sword of Damocles.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/33/) - next →: [A Laconic Answer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/35/) - ↑ back to [Fifty Famous Stories Retold](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/)