--- title: Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 7 — Indian Fairy Tales · full text with trees · page 2 description: Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 7, «Indian Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: In the morning the old woman had turned into the little dog, and the prince went to his father and told him all that had happened. 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" - [104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/104/) — How very confusing!" said the jackal, when the recital was ended; "would you mind telling me over again, for everything has got so mixed up?" - [105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/105/) — The Brahman told it all over again, but the jackal shook his head in a distracted sort of way, and still could not understand. - [106](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/106/) — "It's very odd," said he, sadly, "but it all seems to go in at one ear and out at the other! - [107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/107/) — I will go to the place where it all happened, and then perhaps I shall be able to give a judgment." - [108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/108/) — So they returned to the cage, by which the tiger was waiting for the Brahman, and sharpening his teeth and claws. - [109](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/109/) — "You've been away a long time!" growled the savage beast, "but now let us begin our dinner." - [110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/110/) — "\_Our\_ dinner!" thought the wretched Brahman, as his knees knocked together with fright; "what a remarkably delicate way of putting it!" - [111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/111/) — "Give me five minutes, my lord!" he pleaded, "in order that I may explain matters to the jackal here, who is somewhat slow in his wits." - [112](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/112/) — The tiger consented, and the Brahman began the whole story over again, not missing a single detail, and spinning as long a yarn as possible. - [113](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/113/) — "Oh, my poor brain! oh, my poor brain!" cried the jackal, wringing its paws. " - [114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/114/) — Let me see! how did it all begin? - [115](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/115/) — You were in the cage, and the tiger came walking by----" - [116](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/116/) — "Pooh!" interrupted the tiger, "what a fool you are! - [117](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/117/) — \_I\_ was in the cage." - [118](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/118/) — "Of course!" cried the jackal, pretending to tremble with fright; "yes! - [119](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/119/) — I was in the cage--no I wasn't--dear! dear! where are my wits? - [120](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/120/) — Let me see--the tiger was in the Brahman, and the cage came walking by----no, that's not it, either! - [121](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/121/) — Well, don't mind me, but begin your dinner, for I shall never understand!" - [122](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/122/) — "Yes, you shall!" returned the tiger, in a rage at the jackal's stupidity; "I'll \_make\_ you understand! - [123](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/123/) — Look here--I am the tiger----" - [124](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/124/) — "Yes, my lord!" - [125](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/125/) — "And that is the Brahman----" - [126](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/126/) — "Yes, my lord!" - [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/127/) — "And that is the cage----" - [128](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/128/) — "Yes, my lord!" - [129](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/129/) — "And I was in the cage--do you understand?" - [130](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/130/) — "Yes--no---- Please, my lord----" - [131](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/131/) — "Well?" cried the tiger impatiently. - [132](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/132/) — "Please, my lord!--how did you get in?" - [133](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/133/) — "How!--why in the usual way, of course!" - [134](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/134/) — "Oh, dear me!--my head is beginning to whirl again! - [135](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/135/) — Please don't be angry, my lord, but what is the usual way?" - [136](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/136/) — At this the tiger lost patience, and, jumping into the cage, cried, "This way! - [137](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/137/) — Now do you understand how it was?" - [138](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/138/) — "Perfectly!" grinned the jackal, as he dexterously shut the door, "and if you will permit me to say so, I think matters will remain as they were!" 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