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# The Lion and the Ass

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The Lion and the Ass of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 10 sentences and 149 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/pg19994/58/1/) — A Lion and an Ass agreed to go hunting together.
- [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/58/2/) — In their search for game the hunters saw a number of Wild Goats run into a cave, and laid plans to catch them.
- [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/58/3/) — The Ass was to go into the cave and drive the Goats out, while the Lion would stand at the entrance to strike them down.
- [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/58/4/) — The plan worked beautifully.
- [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/58/5/) — The Ass made such a frightful din in the cave, kicking and braying with all his might, that the Goats came running out in a panic of fear, only to fall victim to the Lion.
- [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/58/6/) — The Ass came proudly out of the cave.
- [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/58/7/) — "Did you see how I made them run?" he said.
- [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/58/8/) — "Yes, indeed," answered the Lion, "and if I had not known you and your kind I should certainly have run, too."
- [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/58/9/) — \_The loud-mouthed boaster does not impress nor frighten those who know him.
- [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/58/10/) — \_

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