--- title: A Fox seeing him sitting so long and learning the reason of his doin… — Three hundred Aesop’s fables · tree and pragmatics description: A Fox seeing him sitting so long and learning the reason of his doing so, said to him, “You are indeed, sir, sadly deceiving yourself; you are indulging a hope strong enough to cheat you, but which will never reward you with enjoyment.” Who acts: Fox, Jackdaw. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Fox, Jackdaw), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **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:pg21:14:124 # text = A Fox seeing him sitting so long and learning the reason of his doing so, said to him, “You are indeed, sir, sadly deceiving yourself; you are indulging a hope strong enough to cheat you, but which will never reward you with enjoyment.” 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ _ 3 seeing see VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 acl _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 sitting sit VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 conj _ _ 6 so so ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 5 advmod _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 learning learn VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 conj _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 of of SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 13 his his PRON PRP$ Gender=Masc|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 doing do VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 11 acl _ _ 15 so so ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 17 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 18 to to ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 21 “ " PUNCT `` _ 26 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 23 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 26 cop _ _ 24 indeed indeed ADV RB _ 26 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 26 sir sir NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 28 sadly sadly ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 29 deceiving deceive VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 26 conj _ _ 30 yourself yourself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 29 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 31 ; ; PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 32 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 33 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 34 aux _ _ 34 indulging indulge VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 17 advcl _ _ 35 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 hope hope NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obj _ _ 37 strong strong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 xcomp _ _ 38 enough enough ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ _ 39 to to PART TO _ 40 mark _ _ 40 cheat cheat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 37 advcl _ _ 41 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 40 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 43 but but CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 44 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 47 nsubj _ _ 45 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 47 aux _ _ 46 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 47 advmod _ _ 47 reward reward VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 parataxis _ _ 48 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 47 obj _ _ 49 with with ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 50 enjoyment enjoyment NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 51 . . PUNCT . _ 47 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 52 ” " PUNCT '' _ 47 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | gerund | a Fox *not said here* | Jackdaw | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | | 2 | **sit** | gerund | a Fox *not said here* | | | | | long *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **learn** | gerund | a Fox *not said here* | the reason | | | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic | | 4 | **do** | gerund | Jackdaw | the reason *not said here* | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Eventuality | | 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a Fox | | Jackdaw | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 6 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Jackdaw | sir | | | | indeed *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **deceive** *in a quote* | gerund | Jackdaw *not said here* | Jackdaw | | | | sadly *property* | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourself=Patient | | 8 | **indulge** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Jackdaw | a hope | | | | strong *property* | tree rules | | 9 | **cheat** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Jackdaw *not said here* | Jackdaw | | | | | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Source | | 10 | **not** **reward** *in a quote* | future | | | Jackdaw | | | with enjoyment | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient with enjoyment=Theme | 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. **Text:** «Three hundred Aesop’s fables» by Aesop, Project Gutenberg book 21 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 123](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/14/123/) - next →: [sentence 125](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/14/125/) - ↑ back to [Aesop’s Fables, part 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/14/)