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MYTHOLOGICAL, part 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/27/) / 159 # Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore, Chapter II. MYTHOLOGICAL, part 9, sentence 159 51, 56, 113, 181, and the opening of No. 31), "Der Koenigssohn und die Teufelstochter," (Haltrich, No. 26), and "Gruenus Kravalle" (Wolf's "Deutsche Hausmaerchen," No. 29)--the Norse "Mastermaid," (Asbjoernsen and Moe, No. 46, Dasent, No. 11) and "The Three Princesses of Whiteland," (A. and M. No. 9, Dasent, No. 26)--the Lithuanian story (Schleicher, No. 26, p. 75) in which a "field-devil" exacts from a farmer the promise of a child--the Wallachian stories (Schott, Nos. **Who acts:** 51, field devil · **What happens:** die, exact, promise · **To what, where:** Teufelstochter, promise, Lithuanian story, child · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore», Chapter II. MYTHOLOGICAL, part 9. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (51, field devil), 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:pg22373:27:159 # text = 51, 56, 113, 181, and the opening of No. 31), "Der Koenigssohn und die Teufelstochter," (Haltrich, No. 26), and "Gruenus Kravalle" (Wolf's "Deutsche Hausmaerchen," No. 29)--the Norse "Mastermaid," (Asbjoernsen and Moe, No. 46, Dasent, No. 11) and "The Three Princesses of Whiteland," (A. and M. No. 9, Dasent, No. 26)--the Lithuanian story (Schleicher, No. 26, p. 75) in which a "field-devil" exacts from a farmer the promise of a child--the Wallachian stories (Schott, Nos. 1 51 51 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 21 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 56 56 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 5 113 113 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 181 181 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 opening opening NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nsubj _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 No. no. NOUN NN Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ 14 31 31 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 13 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 17 " " PUNCT `` _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 Der Der PROPN NNP Number=Sing 21 nsubj _ _ 19 Koenigssohn Koenigssohn PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 flat _ _ 20 und und ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 21 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 22 Teufelstochter Teufelstochter PROPN NNP Number=Sing 21 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 " " PUNCT '' _ 22 punct _ _ 25 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 26 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 26 Haltrich Haltrich PROPN NNP Number=Sing 22 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 28 No. No. PROPN NNP Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing 26 appos _ _ 29 26 26 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 28 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 30 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 26 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 32 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 33 " " PUNCT `` _ 34 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 34 Gruenus Gruenus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 22 conj _ _ 35 Kravalle Kravalle PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 36 " " PUNCT '' _ 34 punct _ _ 37 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 38 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 38 Wolf Wolf PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 39 's 's PART POS _ 38 case _ _ 40 " " PUNCT `` _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 41 Deutsche Deutsche PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 conj _ _ 42 Hausmaerchen Hausmaerchen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 41 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 44 " " PUNCT `` _ 45 punct _ _ 45 No. no. NOUN NN Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing 34 appos _ _ 46 29 29 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 45 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 47 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 45 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 48 -- -- PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 Norse Norse PROPN NNP Number=Sing 52 compound _ _ 51 " " PUNCT `` _ 52 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 52 Mastermaid Mastermaid PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 53 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 54 " " PUNCT '' _ 52 punct _ _ 55 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 56 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 56 Asbjoernsen Asbjoernsen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 appos _ _ 57 and and CCONJ CC _ 58 cc _ _ 58 Moe Moe PROPN NNP Number=Sing 56 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 60 punct _ _ 60 No. No. PROPN NNP Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing 56 appos _ _ 61 46 46 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 60 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 62 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 63 Dasent Dasent PROPN NNP Number=Sing 56 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 64 , , PUNCT , _ 66 punct _ _ 65 No. No. PROPN NNP Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing 66 nmod:unmarked _ _ 66 11 11 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 56 list _ SpaceAfter=No 67 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 56 punct _ _ 68 and and CCONJ CC _ 72 cc _ _ 69 " " PUNCT `` _ 72 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 70 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 72 det _ _ 71 Three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 72 nummod _ _ 72 Princesses princess NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 conj _ _ 73 of of ADP IN _ 74 case _ _ 74 Whiteland Whiteland PROPN NNP Number=Sing 72 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 75 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 76 " " PUNCT '' _ 34 punct _ _ 77 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 78 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 78 A. A. PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 appos _ _ 79 and and CCONJ CC _ 80 cc _ _ 80 M. M. PROPN NNP Number=Sing 78 conj _ _ 81 No. No. PROPN NNP Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing 78 appos _ _ 82 9 9 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 81 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 83 , , PUNCT , _ 84 punct _ _ 84 Dasent Dasent PROPN NNP Number=Sing 78 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 85 , , PUNCT , _ 86 punct _ _ 86 No. No. PROPN NNP Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing 78 conj _ _ 87 26 26 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 86 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 88 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 78 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 89 -- -- PUNCT , _ 92 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 90 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 92 det _ _ 91 Lithuanian lithuanian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 92 amod _ _ 92 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 appos _ _ 93 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 94 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 94 Schleicher Schleicher PROPN NNP Number=Sing 92 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 95 , , PUNCT , _ 96 punct _ _ 96 No. No. PROPN NNP Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing 94 appos _ _ 97 26 26 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 96 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 98 , , PUNCT , _ 100 punct _ _ 99 p. P. PROPN NNP Number=Sing 100 nmod:unmarked _ _ 100 75 75 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 94 nmod:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 101 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 94 punct _ _ 102 in in ADP IN _ 103 case _ _ 103 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 110 obl _ _ 104 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 108 det _ _ 105 " " PUNCT `` _ 108 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 106 field field NOUN NN Number=Sing 108 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 107 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 106 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 108 devil devil NOUN NN Number=Sing 110 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 109 " " PUNCT '' _ 108 punct _ _ 110 exacts exact VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 92 parataxis _ _ 111 from from ADP IN _ 113 case _ _ 112 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 113 det _ _ 113 farmer farmer NOUN NN Number=Sing 110 obl _ _ 114 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 115 det _ _ 115 promise promise NOUN NN Number=Sing 110 obj _ _ 116 of of ADP IN _ 118 case _ _ 117 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 118 det _ _ 118 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 115 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 119 -- -- PUNCT , _ 122 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 120 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 122 det _ _ 121 Wallachian Wallachian PROPN NNP Number=Sing 122 compound _ _ 122 stories story NOUN NNS Number=Plur 115 nmod _ _ 123 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 124 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 124 Schott Schott PROPN NNP Number=Sing 122 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 125 , , PUNCT , _ 126 punct _ _ 126 Nos Nos PROPN NNP Number=Sing 124 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 127 . . PUNCT . _ 21 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **die** *in a quote* | infinitive | 51 | Teufelstochter and Gruenus and Wolf and Deutsche and the Three Princesses of Whiteland | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **exact** | present | a field devil | the promise of a child the Wallachian stories | | the Lithuanian story | | from a farmer | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent promise=Theme from farmer=Source | | 3 | **promise** | | | a child | | | | | nom promise «communication transitive»: of=patient | 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:** «Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore», Project Gutenberg book 22373 (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 158](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/27/158/) - next →: [sentence 160](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/27/160/) - ↑ back to [Chapter II. 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