--- title: Opening, part 22 — The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient · full text with trees description: Opening, part 22, «The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient» by Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: It was foolish for the tortoise to have come so far from home, especially to a place so dangerous as this, because it --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/22/) [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 Jade Story Book; Stories from the…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/) / Opening, part 22 # Opening, part 22 Opening, part 22 of «The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient» by Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens: the whole text, 109 sentences and 2532 words. The small number after every sentence leads to its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/22/page/2/) It was foolish for the tortoise to have come so far from home, especially to a place so dangerous as this, because it surely would not be very long before the hunter returned, and his presence there caused the goat to say: “My dear friend, I am sorry to have been the cause of bringing you here, for if the hunter should come, how could you escape?[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") The rest of us could easily look after ourselves, for the crow would fly into the air, the weasel could hide in any hole, and I should seek safety in flight; but you, who move so slowly, would be at the mercy of the hunter.”[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") At this moment, surely enough, the hunter appeared, and it happened as the goat had said.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") The latter ran swiftly away; the crow flew into the air, and the weasel disappeared into a hole.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") Only the tortoise was left, unable to escape.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") The hunter was greatly vexed when he saw the broken net, and he wondered who could have helped the goat to get away.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") He looked around, and of course saw the tortoise.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") “Well,” he said, “here is a tortoise, and that is better than nothing, and it will make a very good meal.”[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") So he threw the tortoise into a sack which he carried, threw it over his shoulder, and started off home.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") When he had gone the three friends returned, and guessed at once what had happened to the tortoise.[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") They bitterly bemoaned his fate, especially the goat, who blamed himself as being the cause of this trouble.[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") Then the crow said: “Tears and lamentations will not help our poor friend, so let us devise means of saving him.[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") It is our part to show what we can do in a case of such need.”[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") They thought hard, and finally decided upon a plan.[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") The goat was to let himself be seen by the hunter, and to make out that he was lame.[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") The hunter would then be sure of being able to catch him, and so lay down his sack, and run after him.[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") As soon as he was far enough away from the sack (and it was the part of the goat to lead him as far away as possible) the weasel would again put his sharp teeth into use, and gnaw through the cord which would be tied around the mouth of the sack, and so free their friend.[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") So the goat ran with speed until he was in front of the hunter, and then he appeared to be lame and weary.[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") As soon as the hunter saw him in such feeble condition he was sure he could catch him without difficulty, and so, throwing down his sack, he ran after the goat, who artfully drew him farther and farther away, until they were both out of sight.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") Then came the weasel, whose strong teeth soon set the tortoise at liberty, and together they hid themselves in a bush.[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") The goat had led the hunter a merry chase, which the latter was finally forced to give up, and then return to recover his sack.[21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") He was congratulating himself on having at least captured something that couldn’t run away from him, when he lifted the sack from the ground, and found that now he had lost the tortoise.[22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") This story shows the strength of true friendship, and that when the desire to help is there, a way to do so will be found.[23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") THE ADVENTURES OF JUAN[24](24/ "tree and pragmatics") Juan was always getting into trouble.[25](25/ "tree and pragmatics") He was a lazy boy, and more than that, he did not have good sense.[26](26/ "tree and pragmatics") When he tried to do things, he made such dreadful mistakes that he might better not have tried.[27](27/ "tree and pragmatics") His family grew very impatient with him, scolding and beating him whenever he did anything wrong.[28](28/ "tree and pragmatics") One day his mother, who was almost discouraged with him, gave him a bolo\[4\] and sent him to the forest, for she thought he could at least cut firewood.[29](29/ "tree and pragmatics") Juan walked leisurely along, contemplating some means of escape.[30](30/ "tree and pragmatics") At last he came to a tree that seemed easy to cut, and then he drew his long knife and prepared to work.[31](31/ "tree and pragmatics") \[Footnote 4: A long knife.\][32](32/ "tree and pragmatics") Now it happened that this was a magic tree, and it said to Juan:[33](33/ "tree and pragmatics") “If you do not cut me I will give you a goat that shakes silver from its whiskers.”[34](34/ "tree and pragmatics") This pleased Juan wonderfully, both because he was curious to see the goat, and because he would not have to chop the wood.[35](35/ "tree and pragmatics") He agreed at once to spare the tree, whereupon the bark separated and the goat stepped out.[36](36/ "tree and pragmatics") Juan commanded it to shake its whiskers, and when the money began to drop he was so delighted that he took the animal and started home to show his treasure to his mother.[37](37/ "tree and pragmatics") On the way he met a friend who was more cunning than Juan, and when he heard of the boy’s rich goat he decided to rob him.[38](38/ "tree and pragmatics") Knowing Juan’s fondness for tuba,\[5\] he persuaded him to drink.[39](39/ "tree and pragmatics") This sent him to sleep, and then the friend substituted another goat for the magic one.[40](40/ "tree and pragmatics") As soon as he awoke, Juan hastened home with the goat and told his people of the wonderful tree, but when he commanded the animal to shake its whiskers, no money fell out.[41](41/ "tree and pragmatics") The family, believing it to be another of Juan’s tricks, beat and scolded the poor boy.[42](42/ "tree and pragmatics") \[Footnote 5: Fermented juice of the cocoanut.\][43](43/ "tree and pragmatics") He went back to the tree and threatened to cut it down for lying to him, but the tree said:[44](44/ "tree and pragmatics") “No, do not cut me down and I will give you a net which you may cast on dry ground, or even in the tree tops, and it will return full of fish.”[45](45/ "tree and pragmatics") So Juan spared the tree and started home with his precious net, but on the way he met the same friend who again persuaded him to drink tuba.[46](46/ "tree and pragmatics") While he was asleep, the friend replaced the magic net with a common one, so that when Juan reached home and tried to show his power, he was again the subject of ridicule.[47](47/ "tree and pragmatics") Once more Juan went to his tree, this time determined to cut it down.[48](48/ "tree and pragmatics") But the offer of a magic pot, always full of rice and spoons which provided whatever he wished to eat with his rice, dissuaded him, and he started home happier than ever.[49](49/ "tree and pragmatics") Before reaching home, however, he met with the same fate as before, and his folks, who were becoming tired of his pranks, beat him harder than ever.[50](50/ "tree and pragmatics") Thoroughly angered, Juan sought the tree a fourth time and was on the point of cutting it down when once more it arrested his attention.[51](51/ "tree and pragmatics") After some discussion, he consented to accept a stick to which he had only to say, “Boombye, Boomba,” and it would beat and kill anything he wished.[52](52/ "tree and pragmatics") When he met his friend on this trip, he was asked what he had, and he replied:[53](53/ "tree and pragmatics") “Oh, it is only a stick, but if I say, ‘Boombye, Boomba,’ it will beat you to death.”[54](54/ "tree and pragmatics") At the sound of the magic words the stick leaped from his hands and began beating his friend until he cried:[55](55/ "tree and pragmatics") “Oh, stop it and I will give back everything that I stole from you.”[56](56/ "tree and pragmatics") Juan ordered the stick to stop, and then he compelled the man to lead the goat and to carry the net and the jar and spoons to his home.[57](57/ "tree and pragmatics") **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/22/page/2/) - ← previous: [Opening, part 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/21/) - next →: [page 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/22/page/2/) - ↑ back to [The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/)