--- title: Maximilian and the Goose Boy. — Fifty Famous Stories Retold · full text with trees description: Maximilian and the Goose Boy., «Fifty Famous Stories Retold» by James Baldwin: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: One summer day King Max-i-mil'ian of Ba-va'ri-a was walking in the country. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/) [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/) / Maximilian and the Goose Boy. # Maximilian and the Goose Boy. Maximilian and the Goose Boy. of «Fifty Famous Stories Retold» by James Baldwin: the whole text, 77 sentences and 929 words. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself; 2 of them are in the tales treebank and were checked by a teacher model. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/1/) — One summer day King Max-i-mil'ian of Ba-va'ri-a was walking in the country. — checked by a teacher - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/2/) — The sun shone hot, and he stopped under a tree to rest. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/3/) — It was very pleasant in the cool shade. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/4/) — The king lay down on the soft grass, and looked up at the white clouds sailing across the sky. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/5/) — Then he took a little book from his pocket and tried to read. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/6/) — But the king could not keep his mind on his book. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/7/) — Soon his eyes closed, and he was fast asleep. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/8/) — It was past noon when he awoke. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/9/) — He got up from his grassy bed, and looked around. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/10/) — Then he took his cane in his hand, and started for home. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/11/) — When he had walked a mile or more, he happened to think of his book. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/12/) — He felt for it in his pocket. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/13/) — It was not there. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/14/) — He had left it under the tree. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/15/) — The king was already quite tired, and he did not like to walk back so far. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/16/) — But he did not wish to lose the book. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/17/) — What should he do? - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/18/) — If there was only some one to send for it! - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/19/) — While he was thinking, he happened to see a little bare-foot-ed boy in the open field near the road. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/20/) — He was tending a large flock of geese that were picking the short grass, and wading in a shallow brook. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/21/) — The king went toward the boy. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/22/) — He held a gold piece in his hand. — checked by a teacher - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/23/) — "My boy," he said, "how would you like to have this piece of money?" - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/24/) — "I would like it," said the boy; "but I never hope to have so much." - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/25/) — "You shall have it if you will run back to the oak tree at the second turning of the road, and fetch me the book that I left there." - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/26/) — The king thought that the boy would be pleased. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/27/) — But not so. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/28/) — He turned away, and said, "I am not so silly as you think." - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/29/) — "What do you mean?" said the king. " - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/30/) — Who says that you are silly?" - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/31/) — "Well," said the boy, "you think that I am silly enough to believe that you will give me that gold piece for running a mile, and fetch-ing you a book. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/32/) — You can't catch me." - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/33/) — "But if I give it to you now, perhaps you will believe me," said the king; and he put the gold piece into the little fellow's hand. - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/34/) — The boy's eyes spar-kled; but he did not move. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/35/) — "What is the matter now?" said the king. " - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/36/) — Won't you go?" - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/37/) — The boy said, "I would like to go; but I can't leave the geese. - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/38/) — They will stray away, and then I shall be blamed for it." - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/39/) — "Oh, I will tend them while you are away," said the king. - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/40/) — The boy laughed. " - [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/41/) — I should like to see you tending them!" he said. " - [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/42/) — Why, they would run away from you in a minute." - [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/43/) — "Only let me try," said the king. - [44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/44/) — At last the boy gave the king his whip, and started off. - [45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/45/) — He had gone but a little way, when he turned and came back. - [46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/46/) — "What is the matter now?" said Max-i-mil-ian. - [47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/47/) — "Crack the whip!" - [48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/48/) — The king tried to do as he was bidden, but he could not make a sound. - [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/49/) — "I thought as much," said the boy. " - [50](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/50/) — You don't know how to do anything." - [51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/51/) — Then he took the whip, and gave the king lessons in whip cracking. " - [52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/52/) — Now you see how it is done," he said, as he handed it back. " - [53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/53/) — If the geese try to run away, crack it loud." - [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/54/) — The king laughed. - [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/55/) — He did his best to learn his lesson; and soon the boy again started off on his errand. - [56](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/56/) — Maximilian sat down on a stone, and laughed at the thought of being a goose-herd. - [57](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/57/) — But the geese missed their master at once. - [58](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/58/) — With a great cac-kling and hissing they went, half flying, half running, across the meadow. - [59](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/59/) — The king ran after them, but he could not run fast. - [60](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/60/) — He tried to crack the whip, but it was of no use. - [61](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/61/) — The geese were soon far away. - [62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/62/) — What was worse, they had gotten into a garden, and were feeding on the tender veg-e-ta-bles. - [63](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/63/) — A few minutes after-ward, the goose boy came back with the book. - [64](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/64/) — "Just as I thought," he said. " - [65](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/65/) — I have found the book, and you have lost the geese." - [66](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/66/) — "Never mind," said the king, "I will help you get them again." - [67](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/67/) — "Well, then, run around that way, and stand by the brook while I drive them out of the garden." - [68](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/68/) — The king did as he was told. - [69](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/69/) — The boy ran forward with his whip, and after a great deal of shouting and scolding, the geese were driven back into the meadow. - [70](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/70/) — "I hope you will pardon me for not being a better goose-herd," said Maximilian; "but, as I am a king, I am not used to such work." - [71](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/71/) — "A king, indeed!" said the boy. " - [72](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/72/) — I was very silly to leave the geese with you. - [73](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/73/) — But I am not so silly as to believe that you are a king." - [74](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/74/) — "Very well," said Maximilian, with a smile; "here is another gold piece, and now let us be friends." - [75](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/75/) — The boy took the gold, and thanked the giver. - [76](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/76/) — He looked up into the king's face and said,-- - [77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/47/77/) — "You are a very kind man, and I think you might be a good king; but if you were to try all your life, you would never be a good gooseherd." - ← previous: [The Blind Men and the Elephant.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/46/) - next →: [The Inchcape Rock.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/48/) - ↑ back to [Fifty Famous Stories Retold](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/)