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# The Fox and the Lion

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The Fox and the Lion of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 8 sentences and 91 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/pg19994/57/1/) — A very young Fox, who had never before seen a Lion, happened to meet one in the forest.
- [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/57/2/) — A single look was enough to send the Fox off at top speed for the nearest hiding place.
- [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/57/3/) — The second time the Fox saw the Lion he stopped behind a tree to look at him a moment before slinking away.
- [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/57/4/) — But the third time, the Fox went boldly up to the Lion and, without turning a hair, said, "Hello, there, old top."
- [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/57/5/) — \_Familiarity breeds contempt.
- [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/57/6/) — \_
- [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/57/7/) — \_Acquaintance with evil blinds us to its dangers.
- [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/57/8/) — \_

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