--- title: Second Story — Grimms' Fairy Tales · full text with trees description: Second Story, «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: When old Mr Fox was dead, the wolf came as a suitor, and knocked at the door, and the cat who was servant to Mrs Fox, opened it for him. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/) [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/) / [Grimms' Fairy Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/) / Second Story # Second Story Second Story of «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm: the whole text, 27 sentences and 376 words. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/1/) — When old Mr Fox was dead, the wolf came as a suitor, and knocked at the door, and the cat who was servant to Mrs Fox, opened it for him. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/2/) — The wolf greeted her, and said: - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/3/) — ‘Good day, Mrs Cat of Kehrewit, How comes it that alone you sit? - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/4/) — What are you making good?’ - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/5/) — The cat replied: - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/6/) — ‘In milk I’m breaking bread so sweet, Will you be my guest, and eat?’ - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/7/) — ‘No, thank you, Mrs Cat,’ answered the wolf. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/8/) — ‘Is Mrs Fox not at home?’ - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/9/) — The cat said: - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/10/) — ‘She sits upstairs in her room, Bewailing her sorrowful doom, Bewailing her trouble so sore, For old Mr Fox is no more.’ - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/11/) — The wolf answered: - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/12/) — ‘If she’s in want of a husband now, Then will it please her to step below?’ - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/13/) — The cat runs quickly up the stair, And lets her tail fly here and there, Until she comes to the parlour door. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/14/) — With her five gold rings at the door she knocks: ‘Are you within, good Mistress Fox? - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/15/) — If you’re in want of a husband now, Then will it please you to step below? - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/16/) — Mrs Fox asked: ‘Has the gentleman red stockings on, and has he a pointed mouth?’ - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/17/) — ‘No,’ answered the cat. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/18/) — ‘Then he won’t do for me.’ - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/19/) — When the wolf was gone, came a dog, a stag, a hare, a bear, a lion, and all the beasts of the forest, one after the other. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/20/) — But one of the good qualities which old Mr Fox had possessed, was always lacking, and the cat had continually to send the suitors away. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/21/) — At length came a young fox. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/22/) — Then Mrs Fox said: ‘Has the gentleman red stockings on, and has a little pointed mouth?’ - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/23/) — ‘Yes,’ said the cat, ‘he has.’ - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/24/) — ‘Then let him come upstairs,’ said Mrs Fox, and ordered the servant to prepare the wedding feast. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/25/) — ‘Sweep me the room as clean as you can, Up with the window, fling out my old man! - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/26/) — For many a fine fat mouse he brought, Yet of his wife he never thought, But ate up every one he caught.’ - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/27/) — Then the wedding was solemnized with young Mr Fox, and there was much rejoicing and dancing; and if they have not left off, they are dancing still. - ← previous: [First Story](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/54/) - next →: [The Salad](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/56/) - ↑ back to [Grimms' Fairy Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/)