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# The Shepherd and the Lion

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The Shepherd and the Lion of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 13 sentences and 197 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/pg19994/126/1/) — A Shepherd, counting his Sheep one day, discovered that a number of them were missing.
- [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/126/2/) — Much irritated, he very loudly and boastfully declared that he would catch the thief and punish him as he deserved.
- [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/126/3/) — The Shepherd suspected a Wolf of the deed and so set out toward a rocky region among the hills, where there were caves infested by Wolves.
- [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/126/4/) — But before starting out he made a vow to Jupiter that if he would help him find the thief he would offer a fat Calf as a sacrifice.
- [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/126/5/) — The Shepherd searched a long time without finding any Wolves, but just as he was passing near a large cave on the mountain side, a huge Lion stalked out, carrying a Sheep.
- [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/126/6/) — In great terror the Shepherd fell on his knees.
- [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/126/7/) — "Alas, O Jupiter, man does not know what he asks!
- [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/126/8/) — To find the thief I offered to sacrifice a fat Calf.
- [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/126/9/) — Now I promise you a full-grown Bull, if you but make the thief go away!"
- [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/126/10/) — \_We are often not so eager for what we seek, after we have found it.
- [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/126/11/) — \_
- [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/126/12/) — \_Do not foolishly ask for things that would bring ruin if they were granted.
- [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/126/13/) — \_

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