--- title: The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox — The Aesop for Children · full text with trees description: The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox, «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: A Dog and a Cock, who were the best of friends, wished very much to see something of the world. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Aesop for Children](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/) / The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox # The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 21 sentences and 309 words. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/1/) — A Dog and a Cock, who were the best of friends, wished very much to see something of the world. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/2/) — So they decided to leave the farmyard and to set out into the world along the road that led to the woods. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/3/) — The two comrades traveled along in the very best of spirits and without meeting any adventure to speak of. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/4/) — At nightfall the Cock, looking for a place to roost, as was his custom, spied nearby a hollow tree that he thought would do very nicely for a night's lodging. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/5/) — The Dog could creep inside and the Cock would fly up on one of the branches. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/6/) — So said, so done, and both slept very comfortably. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/7/) — With the first glimmer of dawn the Cock awoke. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/8/) — For the moment he forgot just where he was. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/9/) — He thought he was still in the farmyard where it had been his duty to arouse the household at daybreak. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/10/) — So standing on tip-toes he flapped his wings and crowed lustily. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/11/) — But instead of awakening the farmer, he awakened a Fox not far off in the wood. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/12/) — The Fox immediately had rosy visions of a very delicious breakfast. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/13/) — Hurrying to the tree where the Cock was roosting, he said very politely: - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/14/) — "A hearty welcome to our woods, honored sir. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/15/) — I cannot tell you how glad I am to see you here. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/16/) — I am quite sure we shall become the closest of friends." - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/17/) — "I feel highly flattered, kind sir," replied the Cock slyly. " - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/18/) — If you will please go around to the door of my house at the foot of the tree, my porter will let you in." - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/19/) — The hungry but unsuspecting Fox, went around the tree as he was told, and in a twinkling the Dog had seized him. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/20/) — \_Those who try to deceive may expect to be paid in their own coin. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/7/21/) — \_ - ← previous: [The Frogs and the Ox](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/6/) - next →: [Belling the Cat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/8/) - ↑ back to [The Aesop for Children](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/)