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# Belling the Cat

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Belling the Cat of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 14 sentences and 212 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/pg19994/8/1/) — The Mice once called a meeting to decide on a plan to free themselves of their enemy, the Cat.
- [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/8/2/) — At least they wished to find some way of knowing when she was coming, so they might have time to run away.
- [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/8/3/) — Indeed, something had to be done, for they lived in such constant fear of her claws that they hardly dared stir from their dens by night or day.
- [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/8/4/) — Many plans were discussed, but none of them was thought good enough.
- [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/8/5/) — At last a very young Mouse got up and said:
- [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/8/6/) — "I have a plan that seems very simple, but I know it will be successful.
- [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/8/7/) — All we have to do is to hang a bell about the Cat's neck.
- [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/8/8/) — When we hear the bell ringing we will know immediately that our enemy is coming."
- [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/8/9/) — All the Mice were much surprised that they had not thought of such a plan before.
- [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/8/10/) — But in the midst of the rejoicing over their good fortune, an old Mouse arose and said:
- [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/8/11/) — "I will say that the plan of the young Mouse is very good.
- [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/8/12/) — But let me ask one question: Who will bell the Cat?"
- [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/8/13/) — \_It is one thing to say that something should be done, but quite a different matter to do it.
- [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/8/14/) — \_

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