--- title: The Crimson Fairy Book, part 25 — The Crimson Fairy Book · full text with trees · page 2 description: The Crimson Fairy Book, part 25, «The Crimson Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: “Oh, certainly, godfather, certainly,” replied the wolf; but the bear said he should like to have a specimen of his howling, to make sure th --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/page/2/) [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 Crimson Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/) / The Crimson Fairy Book, part 25 # The Crimson Fairy Book, part 25 · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/) **2** - [101](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/101/) — After a week of feasting, the fox said to the king: “My master wishes to take his young bride home to his own castle.” - [102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/102/) — “Very well, I will accompany them,” replied the king; and he ordered his courtiers and attendants to get ready, and the best horses in his stable to be brought out for himself, Count Piro and the princess. - [103](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/103/) — So they all set out, and rode across the plain, the little fox running before them. - [104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/104/) — He stopped at the sight of a great flock of sheep, which was feeding peacefully on the rich grass. - [105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/105/) — “To whom do these sheep belong?” asked he of the shepherd. - [106](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/106/) — “To an ogre,” replied the shepherd. - [107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/107/) — “Hush,” said the fox in a mysterious manner. - [108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/108/) — “Do you see that crowd of armed men riding along? - [109](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/109/) — If you were to tell them that those sheep belonged to an ogre, they would kill them, and then the ogre would kill you! - [110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/110/) — If they ask, just say the sheep belong to Count Piro; it will be better for everybody.” - [111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/111/) — And the fox ran hastily on, as he did not wish to be seen talking to the shepherd. - [112](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/112/) — Very soon the king came up. - [113](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/113/) — “What beautiful sheep!” he said, drawing up his horse. - [114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/114/) — “I have none so fine in my pastures. - [115](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/115/) — Whose are they?” - [116](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/116/) — “Count Piro’s,” answered the shepherd, who did not know the king. - [117](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/117/) — “Well, he must be a very rich man,” thought the king to himself, and rejoiced that he had such a wealthy son-in-law. - [118](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/118/) — Meanwhile the fox had met with a huge herd of pigs, snuffling about the roots of some trees. - [119](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/119/) — “To whom do these pigs belong?” he asked of the swineherd. - [120](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/120/) — “To an ogre,” replied he. - [121](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/121/) — “Hush!” whispered the fox, though nobody could hear him; “do you see that troop of armed men riding towards us? - [122](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/122/) — If you tell them that the pigs belong to the ogre they will kill them, and then the ogre will kill you! - [123](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/123/) — If they ask, just say that the pigs belong to Count Piro; it will be better for everybody.” - [124](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/124/) — And he ran hastily on. - [125](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/125/) — Soon after the king rode up. - [126](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/126/) — “What fine pigs!” he said, reining in his horse. - [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/127/) — “They are fatter than any I have got on my farms. - [128](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/128/) — Whose are they?” - [129](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/129/) — “Count Piro’s,” answered the swineherd, who did not know the king; and again the king felt he was lucky to have such a rich son-in-law. - [130](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/130/) — This time the fox ran faster than before, and in a flowery meadow he found a troop of horses feeding. - [131](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/131/) — “Whose horses are these?” he asked of the man who was watching them. - [132](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/132/) — “An ogre’s,” replied he. - [133](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/133/) — “Hush!” whispered the fox, “do you see that crowd of armed men coming towards us? - [134](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/134/) — If you tell them the horses belong to an ogre they will drive them off, and then the ogre will kill you! - [135](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/135/) — If they ask, just say they are Count Piro’s; it will be better for everybody.” - [136](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/136/) — And he ran on again. - [137](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/137/) — In a few minutes the king rode up. - [138](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/138/) — “Oh, what lovely creatures! how I wish they were mine!” he exclaimed. - [139](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/139/) — “Whose are they?” - [140](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/140/) — Count Piro’s,” answered the man, who did not know the king; and the king’s heart leapt as he thought that if they belonged to his rich son-in-law they were as good as his. - [141](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/141/) — At last the fox came to the castle of the ogre himself. - [142](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/142/) — He ran up the steps, with tears falling from his eyes, and crying: - [143](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/143/) — “Oh, you poor, poor people, what a sad fate is yours!” - [144](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/144/) — “What has happened?” asked the ogre, trembling with fright. - [145](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/145/) — “Do you see that troop of horsemen who are riding along the road? - [146](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/146/) — They are sent by the king to kill you!” [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/25/) **2** - ← previous: [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/24/) - next →: [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/26/) - ↑ back to [The Crimson Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/)