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# The Monkey and the Dolphin

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The Monkey and the Dolphin of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 20 sentences and 249 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/pg19994/61/1/) — It happened once upon a time that a certain Greek ship bound for Athens was wrecked off the coast close to Piraeus, the port of Athens.
- [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/2/) — Had it not been for the Dolphins, who at that time were very friendly toward mankind and especially toward Athenians, all would have perished.
- [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/3/) — But the Dolphins took the shipwrecked people on their backs and swam with them to shore.
- [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/4/) — Now it was the custom among the Greeks to take their pet monkeys and dogs with them whenever they went on a voyage.
- [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/5/) — So when one of the Dolphins saw a Monkey struggling in the water, he thought it was a man, and made the Monkey climb up on his back.
- [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/6/) — Then off he swam with him toward the shore.
- [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/7/) — The Monkey sat up, grave and dignified, on the Dolphin's back.
- [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/8/) — "You are a citizen of illustrious Athens, are you not?" asked the Dolphin politely.
- [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/9/) — "Yes," answered the Monkey, proudly. "
- [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/10/) — My family is one of the noblest in the city."
- [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/11/) — "Indeed," said the Dolphin. "
- [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/12/) — Then of course you often visit Piraeus."
- [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/13/) — "Yes, yes," replied the Monkey. "
- [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/14/) — Indeed, I do.
- [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/15/) — I am with him constantly.
- [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/16/) — Piraeus is my very best friend."
- [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/17/) — This answer took the Dolphin by surprise, and, turning his head, he now saw what it was he was carrying.
- [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/18/) — Without more ado, he dived and left the foolish Monkey to take care of himself, while he swam off in search of some human being to save.
- [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/19/) — \_One falsehood leads to another.
- [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/61/20/) — \_

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