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# The Mice and the Weasels

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The Mice and the Weasels of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 13 sentences and 206 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/pg19994/55/1/) — The Weasels and the Mice were always up in arms against each other.
- [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/55/2/) — In every battle the Weasels carried off the victory, as well as a large number of the Mice, which they ate for dinner next day.
- [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/55/3/) — In despair the Mice called a council, and there it was decided that the Mouse army was always beaten because it had no leaders.
- [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/55/4/) — So a large number of generals and commanders were appointed from among the most eminent Mice.
- [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/55/5/) — To distinguish themselves from the soldiers in the ranks, the new leaders proudly bound on their heads lofty crests and ornaments of feathers or straw.
- [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/55/6/) — Then after long preparation of the Mouse army in all the arts of war, they sent a challenge to the Weasels.
- [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/55/7/) — The Weasels accepted the challenge with eagerness, for they were always ready for a fight when a meal was in sight.
- [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/55/8/) — They immediately attacked the Mouse army in large numbers.
- [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/55/9/) — Soon the Mouse line gave way before the attack and the whole army fled for cover.
- [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/55/10/) — The privates easily slipped into their holes, but the Mouse leaders could not squeeze through the narrow openings because of their head-dresses.
- [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/55/11/) — Not one escaped the teeth of the hungry Weasels.
- [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/55/12/) — \_Greatness has its penalties.
- [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/55/13/) — \_

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