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# The Sheep and the Pig

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The Sheep and the Pig of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 13 sentences and 193 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/pg19994/24/1/) — One day a shepherd discovered a fat Pig in the meadow where his Sheep were pastured.
- [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/24/2/) — He very quickly captured the porker, which squealed at the top of its voice the moment the Shepherd laid his hands on it.
- [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/24/3/) — You would have thought, to hear the loud squealing, that the Pig was being cruelly hurt.
- [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/24/4/) — But in spite of its squeals and struggles to escape, the Shepherd tucked his prize under his arm and started off to the butcher's in the market place.
- [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/24/5/) — The Sheep in the pasture were much astonished and amused at the Pig's behavior, and followed the Shepherd and his charge to the pasture gate.
- [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/24/6/) — "What makes you squeal like that?" asked one of the Sheep. "
- [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/24/7/) — The Shepherd often catches and carries off one of us.
- [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/24/8/) — But we should feel very much ashamed to make such a terrible fuss about it like you do."
- [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/24/9/) — "That is all very well," replied the Pig, with a squeal and a frantic kick. "
- [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/24/10/) — When he catches you he is only after your wool.
- [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/24/11/) — But he wants my bacon! gree-ee-ee!"
- [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/24/12/) — \_It is easy to be brave when there is no danger.
- [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/24/13/) — \_

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