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# The Ass Carrying the Image

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The Ass Carrying the Image of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 9 sentences and 151 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/pg19994/35/1/) — A sacred Image was being carried to the temple.
- [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/35/2/) — It was mounted on an Ass adorned with garlands and gorgeous trappings, and a grand procession of priests and pages followed it through the streets.
- [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/35/3/) — As the Ass walked along, the people bowed their heads reverently or fell on their knees, and the Ass thought the honor was being paid to himself.
- [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/35/4/) — With his head full of this foolish idea, he became so puffed up with pride and vanity that he halted and started to bray loudly.
- [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/35/5/) — But in the midst of his song, his driver guessed what the Ass had got into his head, and began to beat him unmercifully with a stick.
- [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/35/6/) — "Go along with you, you stupid Ass," he cried. "
- [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/35/7/) — The honor is not meant for you but for the image you are carrying."
- [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/35/8/) — \_Do not try to take the credit to yourself that is due to others.
- [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/35/9/) — \_

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