--- title: The Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse — The Aesop for Children · full text with trees description: The Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse, «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: A very young Mouse, who had never seen anything of the world, almost came to grief the very first time he ventured out. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/) [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 Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse # The Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse The Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 21 sentences and 361 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/pg19994/76/1/) — A very young Mouse, who had never seen anything of the world, almost came to grief the very first time he ventured out. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/2/) — And this is the story he told his mother about his adventures. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/3/) — "I was strolling along very peaceably when, just as I turned the corner into the next yard, I saw two strange creatures. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/4/) — One of them had a very kind and gracious look, but the other was the most fearful monster you can imagine. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/5/) — You should have seen him. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/6/) — "On top of his head and in front of his neck hung pieces of raw red meat. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/7/) — He walked about restlessly, tearing up the ground with his toes, and beating his arms savagely against his sides. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/8/) — The moment he caught sight of me he opened his pointed mouth as if to swallow me, and then he let out a piercing roar that frightened me almost to death." - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/9/) — Can you guess who it was that our young Mouse was trying to describe to his mother? - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/10/) — It was nobody but the Barnyard Cock and the first one the little Mouse had ever seen. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/11/) — "If it had not been for that terrible monster," the Mouse went on, "I should have made the acquaintance of the pretty creature, who looked so good and gentle. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/12/) — He had thick, velvety fur, a meek face, and a look that was very modest, though his eyes were bright and shining. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/13/) — As he looked at me he waved his fine long tail and smiled. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/14/) — "I am sure he was just about to speak to me when the monster I have told you about let out a screaming yell, and I ran for my life." - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/15/) — "My son," said the Mother Mouse, "that gentle creature you saw was none other than the Cat. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/16/) — Under his kindly appearance, he bears a grudge against every one of us. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/17/) — The other was nothing but a bird who wouldn't harm you in the least. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/18/) — As for the Cat, he eats us. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/19/) — So be thankful, my child, that you escaped with your life, and, as long as you live, never judge people by their looks." - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/20/) — \_Do not trust alone to outward appearances. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/76/21/) — \_ - ← previous: [The Fox and the Goat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/75/) - next →: [The Wolf and the Shepherd](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/77/) - ↑ back to [The Aesop for Children](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/)