Complex sentence: Henryson's version portrays the relationship between the two figures in the in terms of a trial in which the sheep is required to submit to a long, complex, unethically convened judicial process in order that the dog may procure recompense for "stolen" bread.
Split into simpler sentences: Henryson's version portrays the relationship between the two figures in terms of a trial. The sheep is required to submit to a long, complex, unethically convened judicial process in order that the dog may procure recompense for "stolen" bread.