The Fox and the Monkey The Fox and the Monkey of «The Aesop for Children» by Aesop: the whole text, 12 sentences and 184 words. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself.
1 At a great meeting of the Animals, who had gathered to elect a new ruler, the Monkey was asked to dance. 2 This he did so well, with a thousand funny capers and grimaces, that the Animals were carried entirely off their feet with enthusiasm, and then and there, elected him their king. 3 The Fox did not vote for the Monkey and was much disgusted with the Animals for electing so unworthy a ruler. 4 One day he found a trap with a bit of meat in it. 5 Hurrying to King Monkey, he told him he had found a rich treasure, which he had not touched because it belonged by right to his majesty the Monkey. 6 The greedy Monkey followed the Fox to the trap. 7 As soon as he saw the meat he grasped eagerly for it, only to find himself held fast in the trap. 8 The Fox stood off and laughed. 9 "You pretend to be our king," he said, "and cannot even take care of yourself!" 10 Shortly after that, another election among the Animals was held. 11 _The true leader proves himself by his qualities. 12 _ ← previous The Porcupine and the Snakesnext → The Mother and the Wolf↑ back to The Aesop for Children This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg19994/120/