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# The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf

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The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 11 sentences and 133 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/pg19994/124/1/) — One day a Stag came to a Sheep and asked her to lend him a measure of wheat.
- [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/124/2/) — The Sheep knew him for a very swift runner, who could easily take himself out of reach, were he so inclined.
- [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/124/3/) — So she asked him if he knew someone who would answer for him.
- [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/124/4/) — "Yes, yes," answered the Stag confidently, "the Wolf has promised to be my surety."
- [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/124/5/) — "The Wolf!" exclaimed the Sheep indignantly. "
- [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/124/6/) — Do you think I would trust you on such security?
- [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/124/7/) — I know the Wolf!
- [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/124/8/) — He takes what he wants and runs off with it without paying.
- [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/124/9/) — As for you, you can use your legs so well that I should have little chance of collecting the debt if I had to catch you for it!"
- [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/124/10/) — \_Two blacks do not make a white.
- [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/124/11/) — \_

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