--- title: On his departure the Farmer grievously lamented the destruction of h… — Three hundred Aesop’s fables · tree and pragmatics description: On his departure the Farmer grievously lamented the destruction of his sheep and oxen, but his wife, who had been a spectator to all that took place, said, “On my word, you are rightly served, for how could you for a moment think of shutting up a Lion along with you in your farmyard when you know th --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/8/95/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Three hundred Aesop’s fables](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/) / [Aesop’s Fables, part 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/8/) / 95 # Three hundred Aesop’s fables, Aesop’s Fables, part 6, sentence 95 On his departure the Farmer grievously lamented the destruction of his sheep and oxen, but his wife, who had been a spectator to all that took place, said, “On my word, you are rightly served, for how could you for a moment think of shutting up a Lion along with you in your farmyard when you know that you shake in your shoes if you only hear his roar at a distance?” **Who acts:** Farmer, wife, that, moment think, you, Lion · **What happens:** lament, be, take, say, serve, shut up · **To what, where:** destruction, departure, spectator, place, you, word · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Three hundred Aesop’s fables» by Aesop, Aesop’s Fables, part 6. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Farmer, wife, that, moment think), 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:pg21:8:95 # text = On his departure the Farmer grievously lamented the destruction of his sheep and oxen, but his wife, who had been a spectator to all that took place, said, “On my word, you are rightly served, for how could you for a moment think of shutting up a Lion along with you in your farmyard when you know that you shake in your shoes if you only hear his roar at a distance?” 1 On on ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 departure departure NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Farmer Farmer PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 grievously grievously ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 lamented lament VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 destruction destruction NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 sheep sheep NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nmod _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 oxen ox NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 16 but but CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 17 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 20 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 24 nsubj _ _ 21 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 22 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 24 cop _ _ 23 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 spectator spectator NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 appos _ _ 25 to to ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 26 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 24 appos _ _ 27 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 28 nsubj _ _ 28 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 parataxis _ _ 29 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 31 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 33 “ " PUNCT `` _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 34 On on ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 36 nmod:poss _ _ 36 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 38 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj:pass _ _ 39 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 aux:pass _ _ 40 rightly rightly ADV RB _ 41 advmod _ _ 41 served serve VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 31 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 43 for for ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 45 advmod _ _ 45 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 50 aux _ _ 46 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 45 nsubj _ _ 47 for for ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 48 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 49 moment moment NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 compound _ _ 50 think think NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obl _ _ 51 of of SCONJ IN _ 52 mark _ _ 52 shutting shut VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 50 acl _ _ 53 up up ADP RP _ 52 compound:prt _ _ 54 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 Lion Lion PROPN NNP Number=Sing 52 obj _ _ 56 along along ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 57 with with ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 58 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 52 obl _ _ 59 in in ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 60 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 61 nmod:poss _ _ 61 farmyard farmyard NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obl _ _ 62 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 64 advmod _ _ 63 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 64 nsubj _ _ 64 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 50 advcl _ _ 65 that that SCONJ IN _ 67 mark _ _ 66 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 67 nsubj _ _ 67 shake shake VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 64 ccomp _ _ 68 in in ADP IN _ 70 case _ _ 69 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 70 nmod:poss _ _ 70 shoes shoe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 67 obl _ _ 71 if if SCONJ IN _ 74 mark _ _ 72 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 74 nsubj _ _ 73 only only ADV RB _ 74 advmod _ _ 74 hear hear VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 67 advcl _ _ 75 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 76 nmod:poss _ _ 76 roar roar NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 obj _ _ 77 at at ADP IN _ 79 case _ _ 78 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 79 det _ _ 79 distance distance NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 80 ? ? PUNCT . _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 81 ” " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lament** | past | the Farmer | the destruction of Farmer's sheep and oxen | | Lion's departure | | grievously *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer destruction=Stimulus | | 2 | **is a** | past · perfect | Farmer's wife | a spectator | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **take** | past | that | place | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme | | 4 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | Farmer's wife | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **serve** *in a quote* | present · passive | | you | | my word | | for a moment think; rightly *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme for think=Recipient | | 6 | **shut up** *in a quote* | gerund | a moment think *not said here* | a Lion | | your farmyard | | along you | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lion=Patient | | 7 | **know** *in a quote* | present | you | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 8 | **shake** *in a quote* | present | you | | | your shoes | | | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in shoe=Location | | 9 | **hear** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | you | Farmer's roar | | | | at a distance | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer roar=Stimulus | | 10 | **depart** | | Lion | | | | | | nom departure «act intransitive»: poss=agent | | 11 | **destroy** | | | Farmer's sheep and oxen | | | | | nom destruction «act transitive»: of=patient | | 12 | **word** *in a quote* | | my | | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent | | 13 | **roar** *in a quote* | | Farmer | | | | | | nom roar «event intransitive»: poss=agent | 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 94](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/8/94/) - next →: [sentence 96](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/8/96/) - ↑ back to [Aesop’s Fables, part 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/8/)