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# The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion

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The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 15 sentences and 204 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/pg19994/44/1/) — An Ass and a Fox had become close comrades, and were constantly in each other's company.
- [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/44/2/) — While the Ass cropped a fresh bit of greens, the Fox would devour a chicken from the neighboring farmyard or a bit of cheese filched from the dairy.
- [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/44/3/) — One day the pair unexpectedly met a Lion.
- [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/44/4/) — The Ass was very much frightened, but the Fox calmed his fears.
- [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/44/5/) — "I will talk to him," he said.
- [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/44/6/) — So the Fox walked boldly up to the Lion.
- [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/44/7/) — "Your highness," he said in an undertone, so the Ass could not hear him, "I've got a fine scheme in my head.
- [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/44/8/) — If you promise not to hurt me, I will lead that foolish creature yonder into a pit where he can't get out, and you can feast at your pleasure."
- [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/44/9/) — The Lion agreed and the Fox returned to the Ass.
- [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/44/10/) — "I made him promise not to hurt us," said the Fox. "
- [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/44/11/) — But come, I know a good place to hide till he is gone."
- [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/44/12/) — So the Fox led the Ass into a deep pit.
- [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/44/13/) — But when the Lion saw that the Ass was his for the taking, he first of all struck down the traitor Fox.
- [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/44/14/) — \_Traitors may expect treachery.
- [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/44/15/) — \_

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