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title: And Little Red-Cap opened her eyes; and when she saw how the sunbeam… — Grimm's Fairy Stories · tree and pragmatics
description: And Little Red-Cap opened her eyes; and when she saw how the sunbeams glanced and danced through the trees, and what bright flowers were blooming in her path, she thought, "If I take my grandmother a fresh nosegay, she will be very much pleased; and it is so very early that I can, even then, get the
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# Grimm's Fairy Stories, Little Red Cap, sentence 19

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And Little Red-Cap opened her eyes; and when she saw how the sunbeams glanced and danced through the trees, and what bright flowers were blooming in her path, she thought, "If I take my grandmother a fresh nosegay, she will be very much pleased; and it is so very early that I can, even then, get there in good time;" and running into the forest, she looked about for flowers.

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**Who acts:** Little Red, cap, sunbeams, bright flowers, nosegay · **What happens:** open, see, glance, dance, bloom, think · **To what, where:** eyes, trees, path, grandmother, forest · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Grimm's Fairy Stories» by Jacob Grimm, Little Red Cap. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Little Red, cap, sunbeams, bright flowers), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg11027:14:19
# text = And Little Red-Cap opened her eyes; and when she saw how the sunbeams glanced and danced through the trees, and what bright flowers were blooming in her path, she thought, "If I take my grandmother a fresh nosegay, she will be very much pleased; and it is so very early that I can, even then, get there in good time;" and running into the forest, she looked about for flowers.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	Little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Red	Red	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Cap	Cap	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
14	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	sunbeams	sunbeam	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
17	glanced	glance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	danced	dance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
20	through	through	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
25	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	29	obj	_	_
26	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	nsubj	_	_
28	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	aux	_	_
29	blooming	bloom	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
30	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	32	nmod:poss	_	_
32	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
34	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	nsubj	_	_
35	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
37	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	52	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	40	mark	_	_
39	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	40	nsubj	_	_
40	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	52	advcl	_	_
41	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	42	nmod:poss	_	_
42	grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obj	_	_
43	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	45	det	_	_
44	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	45	amod	_	_
45	nosegay	nosegay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
47	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	52	nsubj	_	_
48	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	52	aux	_	_
49	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	52	cop	_	_
50	very	very	ADV	RB	_	51	advmod	_	_
51	much	much	ADV	RB	_	52	advmod	_	_
52	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	67	punct	_	_
54	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	67	cc	_	_
55	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	67	nsubj	_	_
56	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	67	cop	_	_
57	so	so	ADV	RB	_	59	advmod	_	_
58	very	very	ADV	RB	_	59	advmod	_	_
59	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	67	advmod	_	_
60	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	62	mark	_	_
61	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	62	nsubj	_	_
62	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	67	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	62	punct	_	_
64	even	even	ADV	RB	_	65	advmod	_	_
65	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	62	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	62	punct	_	_
67	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
68	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	67	advmod	_	_
69	in	in	ADP	IN	_	71	case	_	_
70	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	71	amod	_	_
71	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
74	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	81	cc	_	_
75	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	81	advcl	_	_
76	into	into	ADP	IN	_	78	case	_	_
77	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	78	det	_	_
78	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	75	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	75	punct	_	_
80	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	81	nsubj	_	_
81	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
82	about	about	ADV	RB	_	81	advmod	_	_
83	for	for	ADP	IN	_	84	case	_	_
84	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	81	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | Little Red and Cap | cap's eyes |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location eye=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | past | cap |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **glance** | past | the sunbeams |  |  |  |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **dance** | past | the sunbeams *not said here* |  |  | the trees |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through tree=Location |
| 5 | **bloom** | past · progressive | bright flowers |  |  | cap's path |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location what=Theme |
| 6 | **think** *speech: other* | past | cap |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **take** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | cap | my grandmother |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument grandmother=Theme nosegay=Destination |
| 8 | **is** *in a quote* | future | cap |  |  |  |  | pleased *property* | tree rules |
| 9 | **is** *in a quote* | present | nosegay |  |  | there | time | early, get *property* | tree rules |
| 10 | **run** | gerund | cap *not said here* |  |  |  |  | into the forest *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into forest=Result |
| 11 | **look** | past | cap |  |  |  |  | for flowers; about *property* | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for flower=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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**Text:** «Grimm's Fairy Stories» by Jacob Grimm, Project Gutenberg book 11027 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order.

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