--- title: ‘Mother,’ he said, ‘there are two new animals in the woods to-day, a… — Just so stories · tree and pragmatics description: ‘Mother,’ he said, ‘there are two new animals in the woods to-day, and the one that you said couldn’t swim, swims, and the one that you said couldn’t curl up, curls; and they’ve gone shares in their prickles, I think, because both of them are scaly all over, instead of one being smooth and the other --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2781/8/150/) [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/) / [Just so stories](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2781/) / [The Beginning of the Armadillos](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2781/8/) / 150 # Just so stories, The Beginning of the Armadillos, sentence 150 ‘Mother,’ he said, ‘there are two new animals in the woods to-day, and the one that you said couldn’t swim, swims, and the one that you said couldn’t curl up, curls; and they’ve gone shares in their prickles, I think, because both of them are scaly all over, instead of one being smooth and the other very prickly; and, besides that, they are rolling round and round in circles, and I don’t feel comfy.’ **Who acts:** Painted, two new animals, you, one, animals, I · **What happens:** say, be, not swim, swim, not curl up, curl · **To what, where:** one, gone shares, prickles, circles · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Just so stories» by Rudyard Kipling, The Beginning of the Armadillos. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Painted, two new animals, you, one), 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:pg2781:8:150 # text = ‘Mother,’ he said, ‘there are two new animals in the woods to-day, and the one that you said couldn’t swim, swims, and the one that you said couldn’t curl up, curls; and they’ve gone shares in their prickles, I think, because both of them are scaly all over, instead of one being smooth and the other very prickly; and, besides that, they are rolling round and round in circles, and I don’t feel comfy.’ 1 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Mother mother NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ’ ' PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 10 expl _ _ 10 are be VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 ccomp _ _ 11 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 13 nummod _ _ 12 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 animals animal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nsubj _ _ 14 in in ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 woods wood NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 nmod _ _ 17 to to ADP IN _ 19 case _ SpaceAfter=No 18 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nsubj _ _ 24 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 26 obj _ _ 25 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 26 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 acl:relcl _ _ 27 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 29 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 28 n’t not PART RB Polarity=Neg 29 advmod _ _ 29 swim swim VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 31 swims swim VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 29 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obj _ _ 36 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 38 obj _ _ 37 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 38 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 35 acl:relcl _ _ 39 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 40 n’t not PART RB Polarity=Neg 41 advmod _ _ 41 curl curl VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 38 ccomp _ _ 42 up up ADP RP _ 41 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 44 curls curl VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 ; ; PUNCT : _ 48 punct _ _ 46 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 47 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 48 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 48 ’ve have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 49 gone gone ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 50 amod _ _ 50 shares share NOUN NNS Number=Plur 48 obj _ _ 51 in in ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 52 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 53 nmod:poss _ _ 53 prickles prickle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 48 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 55 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 56 nsubj _ _ 56 think think VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 48 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 57 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 58 because because SCONJ IN _ 63 mark _ _ 59 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 63 nsubj _ _ 60 of of ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 61 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 59 nmod _ _ 62 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 63 cop _ _ 63 scaly scaly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 56 ccomp _ _ 64 all all ADV RB _ 65 advmod _ _ 65 over over ADV RB _ 63 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 66 , , PUNCT , _ 71 punct _ _ 67 instead instead ADV RB ExtPos=ADP 69 case _ _ 68 of of ADP IN _ 67 fixed _ _ 69 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 71 nsubj _ _ 70 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 71 cop _ _ 71 smooth smooth ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 63 conj _ _ 72 and and CCONJ CC _ 74 cc _ _ 73 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 74 det _ _ 74 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 71 conj _ _ 75 very very ADV RB _ 76 advmod _ _ 76 prickly prickly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 71 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 77 ; ; PUNCT : _ 85 punct _ _ 78 and and CCONJ CC _ 85 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 79 , , PUNCT , _ 78 punct _ _ 80 besides besides ADP IN _ 81 case _ _ 81 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 78 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 82 , , PUNCT , _ 78 punct _ _ 83 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 85 nsubj _ _ 84 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 85 aux _ _ 85 rolling roll VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 advcl _ _ 86 round round ADV RB _ 85 advmod _ _ 87 and and CCONJ CC _ 88 cc _ _ 88 round round ADV RB _ 86 conj _ _ 89 in in ADP IN _ 90 case _ _ 90 circles circle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 85 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 91 , , PUNCT , _ 96 punct _ _ 92 and and CCONJ CC _ 96 cc _ _ 93 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 96 nsubj _ _ 94 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 96 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 95 n’t not PART RB Polarity=Neg 96 advmod _ _ 96 feel feel VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 parataxis _ _ 97 comfy comfy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 96 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 98 . . PUNCT . _ 96 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 99 ’ ' PUNCT '' _ 96 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Painted | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **does** | present | two new animals in the woods to day | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | you | the one | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent that=Topic | | 4 | **not** **swim** | could | the one | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **swim** | present | the one *not said here* | the one | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme one=Trajectory | | 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | you | the one | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **not** **curl up** | could | | | | | | | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **curl** | present | | | | | | | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **have** | present | animals *= animal* | gone shares | | animals's prickles | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent share=Patient | | 10 | **think** *speech: other* | present | I | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 11 | **is** | present | both | | | | | over, scaly *property* | tree rules | | 12 | **is** | gerund | one | | | | | smooth *property* | tree rules | | 13 | **be** | | one *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 14 | **roll** | present · progressive | animals *= animal* | | | circles | | round *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in circle=Trajectory | | 15 | **not** **feel** | present · do-support | I | | | | | comfy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | 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:** «Just so stories» by Rudyard Kipling, Project Gutenberg book 2781 (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 149](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2781/8/149/) - next →: [sentence 151](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2781/8/151/) - ↑ back to [The Beginning of the Armadillos](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2781/8/)