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# The Serpent and the Eagle

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The Serpent and the Eagle of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 15 sentences and 190 words. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself; 1 of them are in the tales treebank and were checked by a teacher model.

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- [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/96/1/) — A Serpent had succeeded in surprising an Eagle and had wrapped himself around the Eagle's neck.
- [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/96/2/) — The Eagle could not reach the Serpent, neither with beak nor claws.
- [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/96/3/) — Far into the sky he soared trying to shake off his enemy.
- [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/96/4/) — But the Serpent's hold only tightened, and slowly the Eagle sank back to earth, gasping for breath.
- [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/96/5/) — A Countryman chanced to see the unequal combat.
- [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/96/6/) — In pity for the noble Eagle he rushed up and soon had loosened the coiling Serpent and freed the Eagle.
- [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/96/7/) — The Serpent was furious.
- [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/96/8/) — He had no chance to bite the watchful Countryman.
- [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/96/9/) — Instead he struck at the drinking horn, hanging at the Countryman's belt, and into it let fly the poison of his fangs.
- [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/96/10/) — The Countryman now went on toward home.
- [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/96/11/) — Becoming thirsty on the way, he filled his horn at a spring, and was about to drink. — checked by a teacher
- [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/96/12/) — There was a sudden rush of great wings.
- [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/96/13/) — Sweeping down, the Eagle seized the poisoned horn from out his savior's hands, and flew away with it to hide it where it could never be found.
- [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/96/14/) — \_An act of kindness is well repaid.
- [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/96/15/) — \_

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