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# The Wolves and the Sheep

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The Wolves and the Sheep of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 10 sentences and 115 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/pg19994/145/1/) — A pack of Wolves lurked near the Sheep pasture.
- [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/145/2/) — But the Dogs kept them all at a respectful distance, and the Sheep grazed in perfect safety.
- [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/145/3/) — But now the Wolves thought of a plan to trick the Sheep.
- [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/145/4/) — "Why is there always this hostility between us?" they said. "
- [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/145/5/) — If it were not for those Dogs who are always stirring up trouble, I am sure we should get along beautifully.
- [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/145/6/) — Send them away and you will see what good friends we shall become."
- [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/145/7/) — The Sheep were easily fooled.
- [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/145/8/) — They persuaded the Dogs to go away, and that very evening the Wolves had the grandest feast of their lives.
- [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/145/9/) — \_Do not give up friends for foes.
- [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/145/10/) — \_

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