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# The Goatherd and the Wild Goats

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The Goatherd and the Wild Goats of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 9 sentences and 140 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/pg19994/87/1/) — One cold stormy day a Goatherd drove his Goats for shelter into a cave, where a number of Wild Goats had also found their way.
- [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/87/2/) — The Shepherd wanted to make the Wild Goats part of his flock; so he fed them well.
- [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/87/3/) — But to his own flock, he gave only just enough food to keep them alive.
- [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/87/4/) — When the weather cleared, and the Shepherd led the Goats out to feed, the Wild Goats scampered off to the hills.
- [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/87/5/) — "Is that the thanks I get for feeding you and treating you so well?" complained the Shepherd.
- [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/87/6/) — "Do not expect us to join your flock," replied one of the Wild Goats. "
- [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/87/7/) — We know how you would treat us later on, if some strangers should come as we did."
- [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/87/8/) — \_It is unwise to treat old friends badly for the sake of new ones.
- [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/87/9/) — \_

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