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# The Eagle and the Beetle

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The Eagle and the Beetle of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 14 sentences and 207 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/pg19994/99/1/) — A Beetle once begged the Eagle to spare a Hare which had run to her for protection.
- [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/99/2/) — But the Eagle pounced upon her prey, the sweep of her great wings tumbling the Beetle a dozen feet away.
- [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/99/3/) — Furious at the disrespect shown her, the Beetle flew to the Eagle's nest and rolled out the eggs.
- [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/99/4/) — Not one did she spare.
- [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/99/5/) — The Eagle's grief and anger knew no bounds, but who had done the cruel deed she did not know.
- [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/99/6/) — Next year the Eagle built her nest far up on a mountain crag; but the Beetle found it and again destroyed the eggs.
- [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/99/7/) — In despair the Eagle now implored great Jupiter to let her place her eggs in his lap.
- [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/99/8/) — There none would dare harm them.
- [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/99/9/) — But the Beetle buzzed about Jupiter's head, and made him rise to drive her away; and the eggs rolled from his lap.
- [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/99/10/) — Now the Beetle told the reason for her action, and Jupiter had to acknowledge the justice of her cause.
- [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/99/11/) — And they say that ever after, while the Eagle's eggs lie in the nest in spring, the Beetle still sleeps in the ground.
- [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/99/12/) — For so Jupiter commanded.
- [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/99/13/) — \_Even the weakest may find means to avenge a wrong.
- [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/99/14/) — \_

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