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title: One day he said to her: ‘Listen, I have a good idea, there is our go… — Grimms' Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: One day he said to her: ‘Listen, I have a good idea, there is our gossip the carpenter, he shall make us a wooden calf, and paint it brown, so that it looks like any other, and in time it will certainly get big and be a cow.’ the woman also liked the idea, and their gossip the carpenter cut and plan
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# Grimms' Fairy Tales, The Little Peasant, sentence 3

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One day he said to her: ‘Listen, I have a good idea, there is our gossip the carpenter, he shall make us a wooden calf, and paint it brown, so that it looks like any other, and in time it will certainly get big and be a cow.’ the woman also liked the idea, and their gossip the carpenter cut and planed the calf, and painted it as it ought to be, and made it with its head hanging down as if it were eating.

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**Who acts:** village, I, good idea, gossip, woman, idea · **What happens:** say, listen, have, be, make, paint · **To what, where:** cow, carpenter, wooden calf, us, calf, idea · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, The Little Peasant. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (village, I, good idea, gossip), 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:pg2591:28:3
# text = One day he said to her: ‘Listen, I have a good idea, there is our gossip the carpenter, he shall make us a wooden calf, and paint it brown, so that it looks like any other, and in time it will certainly get big and be a cow.’ the woman also liked the idea, and their gossip the carpenter cut and planed the calf, and painted it as it ought to be, and made it with its head hanging down as if it were eating.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Listen	listen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	18	expl	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
19	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	gossip	gossip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	carpenter	carpenter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
25	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
27	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	26	obj	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	calf	calf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	paint	paint	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
34	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	obj	_	_
35	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
37	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	40	mark	_	_
38	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	37	fixed	_	_
39	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	40	nsubj	_	_
40	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	33	parataxis	_	_
41	like	like	ADP	IN	_	43	case	_	_
42	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	43	det	_	_
43	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	40	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
45	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	51	cc	_	_
46	in	in	ADP	IN	_	47	case	_	_
47	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	obl	_	_
48	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	51	nsubj	_	_
49	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	51	aux	_	_
50	certainly	certainly	ADV	RB	_	51	advmod	_	_
51	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	parataxis	_	_
52	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	51	xcomp	_	_
53	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	56	cc	_	_
54	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	56	cop	_	_
55	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
56	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
59	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	60	det	_	_
60	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	nsubj	_	_
61	also	also	ADV	RB	_	62	advmod	_	_
62	liked	like	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
63	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	64	det	_	_
64	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
66	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	71	cc	_	_
67	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	68	nmod:poss	_	_
68	gossip	gossip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	nsubj	_	_
69	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	70	det	_	_
70	carpenter	carpenter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	nsubj	_	_
71	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
72	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	73	cc	_	_
73	planed	plane	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	71	conj	_	_
74	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	75	det	_	_
75	calf	calf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	78	punct	_	_
77	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	78	cc	_	_
78	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
79	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	78	obj	_	_
80	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	82	mark	_	_
81	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	82	nsubj	_	_
82	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	78	advcl	_	_
83	to	to	PART	TO	_	84	mark	_	_
84	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	78	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	87	punct	_	_
86	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	87	cc	_	_
87	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
88	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	87	obj	_	_
89	with	with	ADP	IN	_	91	case	_	_
90	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	91	nmod:poss	_	_
91	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	obl	_	_
92	hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	87	xcomp	_	_
93	down	down	ADV	RB	_	92	advmod	_	_
94	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	98	mark	_	_
95	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	98	mark	_	_
96	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	98	nsubj	_	_
97	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	98	aux	_	_
98	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	92	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | village |  | cow |  | day |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to she=Experiencer clause=Topic |
| 2 | **listen** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** | present | a good idea | the carpenter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **make** | shall | village | a wooden calf | us |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset we=Beneficiary calf=Product |
| 6 | **paint** | infinitive |  | calf |  |  |  | brown *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Destination |
| 7 | **look** | present | gossip |  |  |  |  | like any other | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 8 | **get** | future | gossip |  |  |  | time | big, certainly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 9 | **is a** | infinitive | gossip *not said here* | a cow |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **like** | past | the woman | the idea |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot idea=Theme |
| 11 | **cut** | past | peasants's gossip |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 12 | **plane** | past | peasants's gossip *not said here* | the calf |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **paint** | past | village *not said here* | idea |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Destination |
| 14 | **make** | past | village *not said here* | idea |  |  |  | with idea's head | tree rules |
| 15 | **hang down** | gerund | idea *not said here* |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 16 | **eat** | past · progressive | carpenter |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 17 | **gossip** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom gossip «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 18 | **gossip** |  | peasants *= peasant* |  |  |  |  |  | nom gossip «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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:** «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, Project Gutenberg book 2591 (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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