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# The Man and the Satyr

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The Man and the Satyr of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 15 sentences and 179 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/pg19994/136/1/) — A long time ago a Man met a Satyr in the forest and succeeded in making friends with him.
- [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/136/2/) — The two soon became the best of comrades, living together in the Man's hut.
- [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/136/3/) — But one cold winter evening, as they were walking homeward, the Satyr saw the Man blow on his fingers.
- [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/136/4/) — "Why do you do that?" asked the Satyr.
- [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/136/5/) — "To warm my hands," the Man replied.
- [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/136/6/) — When they reached home the Man prepared two bowls of porridge.
- [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/136/7/) — These he placed steaming hot on the table, and the comrades sat down very cheerfully to enjoy the meal.
- [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/136/8/) — But much to the Satyr's surprise, the Man began to blow into his bowl of porridge.
- [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/136/9/) — "Why do you do that?" he asked.
- [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/136/10/) — "To cool my porridge," replied the Man.
- [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/136/11/) — The Satyr sprang hurriedly to his feet and made for the door.
- [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/136/12/) — "Goodby," he said, "I've seen enough.
- [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/136/13/) — A fellow that blows hot and cold in the same breath cannot be friends with me!"
- [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/136/14/) — \_The man who talks for both sides is not to be trusted by either.
- [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/136/15/) — \_

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