--- title: The Cock and the Fox — The Aesop for Children · full text with trees description: The Cock and the Fox, «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: One bright evening as the sun was sinking on a glorious world a wise old Cock flew into a tree to roost. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/) [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 Cock and the Fox # The Cock and the Fox The Cock and the Fox of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 27 sentences and 314 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/pg19994/70/1/) — One bright evening as the sun was sinking on a glorious world a wise old Cock flew into a tree to roost. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/2/) — Before he composed himself to rest, he flapped his wings three times and crowed loudly. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/3/) — But just as he was about to put his head under his wing, his beady eyes caught a flash of red and a glimpse of a long pointed nose, and there just below him stood Master Fox. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/4/) — "Have you heard the wonderful news?" cried the Fox in a very joyful and excited manner. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/5/) — "What news?" asked the Cock very calmly. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/6/) — But he had a queer, fluttery feeling inside him, for, you know, he was very much afraid of the Fox. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/7/) — "Your family and mine and all other animals have agreed to forget their differences and live in peace and friendship from now on forever. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/8/) — Just think of it! - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/9/) — I simply cannot wait to embrace you! - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/10/) — Do come down, dear friend, and let us celebrate the joyful event." - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/11/) — "How grand!" said the Cock. " - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/12/) — I certainly am delighted at the news." - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/13/) — But he spoke in an absent way, and stretching up on tiptoes, seemed to be looking at something afar off. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/14/) — "What is it you see?" asked the Fox a little anxiously. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/15/) — "Why, it looks to me like a couple of Dogs coming this way. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/16/) — They must have heard the good news and--" - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/17/) — But the Fox did not wait to hear more. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/18/) — Off he started on a run. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/19/) — "Wait," cried the Cock. " - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/20/) — Why do you run? - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/21/) — The Dogs are friends of yours now!" - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/22/) — "Yes," answered the Fox. " - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/23/) — But they might not have heard the news. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/24/) — Besides, I have a very important errand that I had almost forgotten about." - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/25/) — The Cock smiled as he buried his head in his feathers and went to sleep, for he had succeeded in outwitting a very crafty enemy. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/26/) — \_The trickster is easily tricked. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/70/27/) — \_ - ← previous: [The Heron](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/69/) - next →: [The Dog in the Manger](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/71/) - ↑ back to [The Aesop for Children](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/)