--- title: «The Violet Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang — the whole book with trees and pragmatics description: The whole of «The Violet Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, chapter by chapter: 4981 sentences, every one with its dependency tree and the pragmatics of every clause, parsed by Mova. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/) [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 Violet Fairy Book # «The Violet Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang The whole of «The Violet Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 641 (public domain in the USA): 44 chapters, 4981 sentences. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics. Mova parsed them all itself; 65 are also in the tales treebank of release 0.3 and keep the tree a teacher model checked, the others say plainly that no teacher has checked them. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/1/) — The Violet Fairy Book — 32 sentences · By Various - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/2/) — A Tale of the Tontlawald — 186 sentences · Long, long ago there stood in the midst of a country covered with lakes a vast stretch of moorland called th… - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/3/) — The Finest Liar in the World — 66 sentences · At the edge of a wood there lived an old man who had only one son, and one day he called the boy to him and… - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/4/) — The Story of Three Wonderful Beggars — 206 sentences · There once lived a merchant whose name was Mark, and whom people called ‘Mark the Rich.’ - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/5/) — The Three Princes and Their Beasts (lithuanian Fairy Tale) — 141 sentences · Once on a time there were three princes, who had a step-sister. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/6/) — The Goat’s Ears of the Emperor Trojan — 29 sentences · Once upon a time there lived an emperor whose name was Trojan, and he had ears like a goat. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/7/) — The Nine Pea-hens and the Golden Apples — 162 sentences · Once upon a time there stood before the palace of an emperor a golden apple tree, which blossomed and bore f… - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/8/) — The Lute Player — 82 sentences · Once upon a time there was a king and queen who lived happily and comfortably together. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/9/) — The Grateful Prince, part 1 — 118 sentences · Once upon a time the king of the Goldland lost himself in a forest, and try as he would he could not find th… - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/10/) — The Grateful Prince, part 2 — 130 sentences · He was just going to open his door, when the maiden glided softly past and whispered in his ear: ‘What task… - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/11/) — The Grateful Prince, part 3 — 74 sentences · Then he went straight to the stable, where the sight of the dead calf told him all. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/12/) — The Child Who Came From an Egg — 132 sentences · Once upon a time there lived a queen whose heart was sore because she had no children. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/13/) — Stan Bolovan — 201 sentences · Once upon a time what happened did happen, and if it had not happened this story would never have been told. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/14/) — The Two Frogs — 19 sentences · Once upon a time in the country of Japan there lived two frogs, one of whom made his home in a ditch near th… - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/15/) — The Story of a Gazelle — 290 sentences · Once upon a time there lived a man who wasted all his money, and grew so poor that his only food was a few g… - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/16/) — How a Fish Swam in the Air and a Hare in the Water. — 113 sentences · Once upon a time an old man and his wife lived together in a little village. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/17/) — Two in a Sack — 110 sentences · What a life that poor man led with his wife, to be sure! - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/18/) — The Envious Neighbour — 55 sentences · Long, long ago an old couple lived in a village, and, as they had no children to love and care for, they gav… - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/19/) — The Fairy of the Dawn, part 1 — 137 sentences · Once upon a time what should happen DID happen; and if it had not happened this tale would never have been t… - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/20/) — The Fairy of the Dawn, part 2 — 155 sentences · ‘You have done very wrong,’ said the horse sadly. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/21/) — The Fairy of the Dawn, part 3 — 139 sentences · ‘Stay for one moment, for I have a word of advice to give you. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/22/) — The Fairy of the Dawn, part 4 — 57 sentences · Petru went up the stairs and walked quickly through eight-and-forty rooms, hung with silken stuffs, and all… - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/23/) — The Enchanted Knife — 35 sentences · Once upon a time there lived a young man who vowed that he would never marry any girl who had not royal bloo… - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/24/) — Jesper Who Herded the Hares — 162 sentences · There was once a king who ruled over a kingdom somewhere between sunrise and sunset. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/25/) — The Underground Workers — 88 sentences · On a bitter night somewhere between Christmas and the New Year, a man set out to walk to the neighbouring vi… - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/26/) — The History of Dwarf Long Nose, part 1 — 127 sentences · It is a great mistake to think that fairies, witches, magicians, and such people lived only in Eastern count… - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/27/) — The History of Dwarf Long Nose, part 2 — 140 sentences · ‘Now I’ll see whether he will know me,’ thought he. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/28/) — The History of Dwarf Long Nose, part 3 — 123 sentences · He noticed one woman sitting apart with a number of geese, but not crying or praising them like the rest. - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/29/) — The Nunda, Eater of People — 224 sentences · Once upon a time there lived a sultan who loved his garden dearly, and planted it with trees and flowers and… - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/30/) — The Story of Hassebu — 86 sentences · Once upon a time there lived a poor woman who had only one child, and he was a little boy called Hassebu. - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/31/) — The Maiden With the Wooden Helmet — 48 sentences · In a little village in the country of Japan there lived long, long ago a man and his wife. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/32/) — The Monkey and the Jelly-fish — 43 sentences · Children must often have wondered why jelly-fishes have no shells, like so many of the creatures that are wa… - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/33/) — The Headless Dwarfs — 138 sentences · There was once a minister who spent his whole time in trying to find a servant who would undertake to ring t… - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/34/) — The Young Man Who Would Have His Eyes Opened — 48 sentences · Once upon a time there lived a youth who was never happy unless he was prying into something that other peop… - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/35/) — The Boys With the Golden Stars — 136 sentences · Once upon a time what happened did happen: and if it had not happened, you would never have heard this story. - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/36/) — The Frog — 69 sentences · Once upon a time there was a woman who had three sons. - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/37/) — The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground — 48 sentences · Once there was a king who had great riches, which, when he died, he divided among his three sons. - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/38/) — The Girl Who Pretended to Be a Boy, part 1 — 120 sentences · Once upon a time there lived an emperor who was a great conqueror, and reigned over more countries than anyo… - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/39/) — The Girl Who Pretended to Be a Boy, part 2 — 106 sentences · When he had done speaking, the princess knelt down to receive his blessing, and they went their different wa… - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/40/) — The Girl Who Pretended to Be a Boy, part 3 — 93 sentences · Then, in despair, the princess again bent down and asked if there was nothing more to be done, and Sunlight… - [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/41/) — The Story of Halfman — 216 sentences · In a certain town there lived a judge who was married but had no children. - [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/42/) — The Prince Who Wanted to See the World — 92 sentences · There was once a king who had only one son, and this young man tormented his father from morning till night… - [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/43/) — Virgilius the Sorcerer — 119 sentences · Long, long ago there was born to a Roman knight and his wife Maja a little boy called Virgilius. - [44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/44/) — Mogarzea and His Son — 86 sentences · There was once a little boy, whose father and mother, when they were dying, left him to the care of a guardi…