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# The Fox and the Monkey

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The Fox and the Monkey of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 12 sentences and 184 words. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself.

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- [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/120/1/) — At a great meeting of the Animals, who had gathered to elect a new ruler, the Monkey was asked to dance.
- [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/120/2/) — This he did so well, with a thousand funny capers and grimaces, that the Animals were carried entirely off their feet with enthusiasm, and then and there, elected him their king.
- [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/120/3/) — The Fox did not vote for the Monkey and was much disgusted with the Animals for electing so unworthy a ruler.
- [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/120/4/) — One day he found a trap with a bit of meat in it.
- [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/120/5/) — Hurrying to King Monkey, he told him he had found a rich treasure, which he had not touched because it belonged by right to his majesty the Monkey.
- [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/120/6/) — The greedy Monkey followed the Fox to the trap.
- [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/120/7/) — As soon as he saw the meat he grasped eagerly for it, only to find himself held fast in the trap.
- [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/120/8/) — The Fox stood off and laughed.
- [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/120/9/) — "You pretend to be our king," he said, "and cannot even take care of yourself!"
- [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/120/10/) — Shortly after that, another election among the Animals was held.
- [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/120/11/) — \_The true leader proves himself by his qualities.
- [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/120/12/) — \_

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