children , christian or otherwise , deserve to hear the full story of jonah 's despair -- in all its agonizing , catch-22 glory -- even if they spend years trying to comprehend it . 
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS children)) (, ,) (ADJP (JJ christian) (CC or) (RB otherwise)) (, ,)) (VP (VBP deserve) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB hear) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ full) (NN story)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNP jonah) (POS 's)) (NN despair)))) (, --) (PP (IN in) (NP (PDT all) (PRP$ its) (VBG agonizing) (, ,) (NML (NN catch) (HYPH -) (CD 22)) (NN glory))) (, --) (SBAR (ADVP (RB even)) (IN if) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP spend) (NP (NNS years)) (S (VP (VBG trying) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB comprehend) (NP (PRP it)))))))))))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS )) (, ) (ADJP (JJ ) (CC ) (RB )) (, )) (VP (VBP ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (NNP ) (POS )) (NN )))) (, ) (PP (IN ) (NP (PDT ) (PRP$ ) (VBG ) (, ) (NML (NN ) (HYPH ) (CD )) (NN ))) (, ) (SBAR (ADVP (RB )) (IN ) (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VBP ) (NP (NNS )) (S (VP (VBG ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (NP (PRP )))))))))))))) (. )))