--- title: XIII. the Blue Heron and the Wolf — Wigwam stories told by North American Indians · full text with trees description: XIII. the Blue Heron and the Wolf, «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: (Algonquin) --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/38/) [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/) / [Wigwam stories told by North American…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/) / XIII. the Blue Heron and the Wolf # XIII. the Blue Heron and the Wolf XIII. the Blue Heron and the Wolf of «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole text, 33 sentences and 468 words. The small number after every sentence leads to its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. (Algonquin)[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") A big blue heron was standing in a marsh near a river.[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") Two weasels wanted to cross the river.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") The weasels talked with each other.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") “That is a beautiful bird,” said the mother weasel, “see how high he carries his head.”[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") “He is as tall as a tree,” said the little weasel.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") “If I were as tall as he, I would carry you across this little river.”[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") The big blue heron was pleased, for he liked to be called tall.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") He was proud and could carry his head very high, but he stooped and spoke to the two weasels.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") “I cannot carry you over this little river, but I will help you.[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") You must follow me to the end of the old tree that lies almost across the river; then I will lie down and stick my bill in the bank, and you walk on my legs and body for a bridge.”[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") The weasels followed the blue heron, and when he lay down they ran across over his body to the river bank.[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") They were very light and quick.[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") They did not wet their feet.[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") An old wolf was watching them all.[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") He wanted to cross the river, and when the blue heron came back the wolf asked him to do the same thing that he had done for the weasels.[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") “I have always wondered what use you were in the world.[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") Now I see that you and your family would make good bridges.[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") Your long neck is very thin, but it might hold if one were as quick as a weasel.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") Come, my friend, help a poor wolf that is hungry and in trouble.”[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") The blue heron was too proud to be used as a bridge for every one.[21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") The wolf saw that he had not asked in the right way, so he began again.[22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") “You must be a very stout bird.[23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") Your feathers are very fine, but they cover a stout body.[24](24/ "tree and pragmatics") My grandfather has said that two herons can carry a load of fish, but you could carry such a load alone.”[25](25/ "tree and pragmatics") The heron looked at the wolf and told him to get up on his back.[26](26/ "tree and pragmatics") “I will carry you,” said the heron.[27](27/ "tree and pragmatics") The wolf showed all his teeth in a grin as he got on the heron’s back.[28](28/ "tree and pragmatics") The heron waded to the middle of the stream and said:[29](29/ "tree and pragmatics") “I am only half as strong as two herons, so I can carry you only halfway.[30](30/ "tree and pragmatics") You must wait here until you find another heron as foolish as I am, to carry you the rest of the way.”[31](31/ "tree and pragmatics") The heron flapped his wings and flew back to his place in the marsh.[32](32/ "tree and pragmatics") The wolf could not wait to find another foolish heron, but went straight to the bottom of the river.[33](33/ "tree and pragmatics") - ← previous: [XII. How the Bear Lost His Tail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/37/) - next →: [XIV. the Little Wolf Brother](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/39/) - ↑ back to [Wigwam stories told by North American Indians](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/)