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title: Then the sparrow was angry, and went to the goat and said, "Goat, go… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: Then the sparrow was angry, and went to the goat and said, "Goat, goat, nibble bush, bush won't give good little sparrow a swing."--"I won't!" said the goat.--Then the sparrow went to the wolf and said, "Wolf, wolf, eat goat, goat won't nibble bush, bush won't give good little sparrow a swing."--"I 
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Sparrow and the Bush, sentence 2

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Then the sparrow was angry, and went to the goat and said, "Goat, goat, nibble bush, bush won't give good little sparrow a swing."--"I won't!" said the goat.--Then the sparrow went to the wolf and said, "Wolf, wolf, eat goat, goat won't nibble bush, bush won't give good little sparrow a swing."--"I won't!" said the wolf.--Then the sparrow went to the people and said, "Good people, kill wolf, wolf won't eat goat, goat won't nibble bush, bush won't give good little sparrow a swing."--"We won't!" said the people.--Then the sparrow went to the Tartars and said, "Tartars, Tartars, slay people, people won't kill wolf, wolf won't eat goat, goat won't nibble bush, bush won't give good little sparrow a swing."--But the Tartars said, "We won't slay the people!" and the people said, "We won't kill the wolf!" and the wolf said, "I won't eat the goat!" and the goat said, "I won't nibble the bush!" and the bush said, "I won't give the good little sparrow a swing."--"Go!" said the bush, "to the fire, for the Tartars won't slay the people, and the people won't kill the wolf, and the wolf won't eat the goat, and the goat won't nibble the bush, and the bush won't give the dear little sparrow a swing."--But the fire also said, "I won't!"

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**Who acts:** sparrow, Goat, bush, wolf, Good people, people · **What happens:** be, go, say, nibble, not give, eat · **To what, where:** bush, good little sparrow, wolf, goat, Tartars, people · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Sparrow and the Bush. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (sparrow, Goat, bush, wolf), 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:pg29672:11:2
# text = Then the sparrow was angry, and went to the goat and said, "Goat, goat, nibble bush, bush won't give good little sparrow a swing."--"I won't!" said the goat.--Then the sparrow went to the wolf and said, "Wolf, wolf, eat goat, goat won't nibble bush, bush won't give good little sparrow a swing."--"I won't!" said the wolf.--Then the sparrow went to the people and said, "Good people, kill wolf, wolf won't eat goat, goat won't nibble bush, bush won't give good little sparrow a swing."--"We won't!" said the people.--Then the sparrow went to the Tartars and said, "Tartars, Tartars, slay people, people won't kill wolf, wolf won't eat goat, goat won't nibble bush, bush won't give good little sparrow a swing."--But the Tartars said, "We won't slay the people!" and the people said, "We won't kill the wolf!" and the wolf said, "I won't eat the goat!" and the goat said, "I won't nibble the bush!" and the bush said, "I won't give the good little sparrow a swing."--"Go!" said the bush, "to the fire, for the Tartars won't slay the people, and the people won't kill the wolf, and the wolf won't eat the goat, and the goat won't nibble the bush, and the bush won't give the dear little sparrow a swing."--But the fire also said, "I won't!"
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sparrow	sparrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	Goat	Goat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	nibble	nibble	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	ccomp	_	_
21	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
24	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	26	advmod	_	_
26	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	conj	_	_
27	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
28	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	sparrow	sparrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	swing	swing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	37	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	37	nsubj	_	_
37	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	41	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	37	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	37	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	37	punct	_	_
41	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
42	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	43	det	_	_
43	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	41	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	49	advmod	_	_
47	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	48	det	_	_
48	sparrow	sparrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	nsubj	_	_
49	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
50	to	to	ADP	IN	_	52	case	_	_
51	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	52	det	_	_
52	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	obl	_	_
53	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	54	cc	_	_
54	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	49	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	57	punct	_	_
56	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	57	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	Wolf	Wolf	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	54	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
59	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	57	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	61	punct	_	_
61	eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	57	parataxis	_	_
62	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	61	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	67	punct	_	_
64	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	nsubj	_	_
65	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	67	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	67	advmod	_	_
67	nibble	nibble	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	61	conj	_	_
68	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
70	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	nsubj	_	_
71	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	73	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	73	advmod	_	_
73	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	67	conj	_	_
74	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	76	amod	_	_
75	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	76	amod	_	_
76	sparrow	sparrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	obj	_	_
77	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	78	det	_	_
78	swing	swing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	49	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	49	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	88	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	84	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	84	nsubj	_	_
84	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	88	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	84	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	84	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	84	punct	_	_
88	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	49	conj	_	_
89	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	90	det	_	_
90	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	88	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	96	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
93	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	96	advmod	_	_
94	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	95	det	_	_
95	sparrow	sparrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	96	nsubj	_	_
96	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	88	parataxis	_	_
97	to	to	ADP	IN	_	99	case	_	_
98	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	99	det	_	_
99	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	96	obl	_	_
100	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	101	cc	_	_
101	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	96	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	105	punct	_	_
103	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	105	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
104	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	105	amod	_	_
105	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	101	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	107	punct	_	_
107	kill	kill	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	105	acl:relcl	_	_
108	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	107	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
109	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	113	punct	_	_
110	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	113	nsubj	_	_
111	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	113	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
112	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	113	advmod	_	_
113	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	101	parataxis	_	_
114	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	113	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	119	punct	_	_
116	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	119	nsubj	_	_
117	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	119	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
118	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	119	advmod	_	_
119	nibble	nibble	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	113	conj	_	_
120	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	119	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
121	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	125	punct	_	_
122	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	125	nsubj	_	_
123	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	125	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
124	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	125	advmod	_	_
125	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	119	conj	_	_
126	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	128	amod	_	_
127	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	128	amod	_	_
128	sparrow	sparrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	125	obj	_	_
129	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	130	det	_	_
130	swing	swing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	125	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
131	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	96	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
132	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	96	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
133	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	140	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
134	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	140	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
135	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	136	nsubj	_	_
136	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	140	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
137	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	136	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
138	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	136	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
139	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	136	punct	_	_
140	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	96	conj	_	_
141	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	142	det	_	_
142	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	140	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
143	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	140	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
144	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	148	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
145	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	148	advmod	_	_
146	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	147	det	_	_
147	sparrow	sparrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	148	nsubj	_	_
148	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	140	parataxis	_	_
149	to	to	ADP	IN	_	151	case	_	_
150	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	151	det	_	_
151	Tartars	Tartar	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	148	obl	_	_
152	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	153	cc	_	_
153	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	148	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
154	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	156	punct	_	_
155	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	156	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
156	Tartars	Tartar	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	153	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
157	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	158	punct	_	_
158	Tartars	Tartar	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	156	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
159	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	160	punct	_	_
160	slay	slay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	156	conj	_	_
161	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	160	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
162	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	166	punct	_	_
163	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	166	nsubj	_	_
164	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	166	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
165	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	166	advmod	_	_
166	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	153	ccomp	_	_
167	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	166	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
168	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	172	punct	_	_
169	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	172	nsubj	_	_
170	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	172	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
171	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	172	advmod	_	_
172	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	166	parataxis	_	_
173	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	172	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
174	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	178	punct	_	_
175	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	178	nsubj	_	_
176	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	178	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
177	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	178	advmod	_	_
178	nibble	nibble	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	172	conj	_	_
179	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	178	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
180	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	184	punct	_	_
181	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	184	nsubj	_	_
182	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	184	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
183	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	184	advmod	_	_
184	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	178	conj	_	_
185	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	187	amod	_	_
186	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	187	amod	_	_
187	sparrow	sparrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	184	obj	_	_
188	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	189	det	_	_
189	swing	swing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	184	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
190	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	166	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
191	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	166	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
192	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	196	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
193	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	196	cc	_	_
194	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	195	det	_	_
195	Tartars	Tartar	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	196	nsubj	_	_
196	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	49	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
197	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	202	punct	_	_
198	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	202	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
199	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	202	nsubj	_	_
200	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	202	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
201	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	202	advmod	_	_
202	slay	slay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	196	ccomp	_	_
203	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	204	det	_	_
204	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	202	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
205	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	202	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
206	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	202	punct	_	_
207	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	210	cc	_	_
208	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	209	det	_	_
209	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	210	nsubj	_	_
210	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	196	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
211	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	216	punct	_	_
212	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	216	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
213	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	216	nsubj	_	_
214	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	216	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
215	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	216	advmod	_	_
216	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	210	ccomp	_	_
217	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	218	det	_	_
218	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	216	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
219	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	216	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
220	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	216	punct	_	_
221	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	224	cc	_	_
222	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	223	det	_	_
223	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	224	nsubj	_	_
224	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	210	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
225	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	230	punct	_	_
226	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	230	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
227	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	230	nsubj	_	_
228	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	230	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
229	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	230	advmod	_	_
230	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	224	ccomp	_	_
231	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	232	det	_	_
232	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	230	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
233	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	230	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
234	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	230	punct	_	_
235	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	238	cc	_	_
236	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	237	det	_	_
237	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	238	nsubj	_	_
238	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	224	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
239	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	244	punct	_	_
240	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	244	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
241	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	244	nsubj	_	_
242	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	244	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
243	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	244	advmod	_	_
244	nibble	nibble	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	238	ccomp	_	_
245	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	246	det	_	_
246	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	244	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
247	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	244	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
248	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	244	punct	_	_
249	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	252	cc	_	_
250	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	251	det	_	_
251	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	252	nsubj	_	_
252	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	238	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
253	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	258	punct	_	_
254	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	258	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
255	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	258	nsubj	_	_
256	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	258	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
257	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	258	advmod	_	_
258	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	252	ccomp	_	_
259	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	262	det	_	_
260	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	262	amod	_	_
261	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	262	amod	_	_
262	sparrow	sparrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	258	obj	_	_
263	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	264	det	_	_
264	swing	swing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	258	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
265	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	258	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
266	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	258	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
267	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	269	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
268	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	269	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
269	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	252	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
270	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	269	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
271	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	269	punct	_	_
272	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	252	conj	_	_
273	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	274	det	_	_
274	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	272	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
275	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	272	punct	_	_
276	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	272	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
277	to	to	ADP	IN	_	279	case	_	_
278	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	279	det	_	_
279	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	272	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
280	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	286	punct	_	_
281	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	286	mark	_	_
282	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	283	det	_	_
283	Tartars	Tartar	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	286	nsubj	_	_
284	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	286	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
285	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	286	advmod	_	_
286	slay	slay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	272	ccomp	_	_
287	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	288	det	_	_
288	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	286	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
289	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	295	punct	_	_
290	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	295	cc	_	_
291	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	292	det	_	_
292	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	295	nsubj	_	_
293	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	295	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
294	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	295	advmod	_	_
295	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	286	conj	_	_
296	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	297	det	_	_
297	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	295	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
298	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	304	punct	_	_
299	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	304	cc	_	_
300	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	301	det	_	_
301	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	304	nsubj	_	_
302	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	304	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
303	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	304	advmod	_	_
304	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	286	parataxis	_	_
305	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	306	det	_	_
306	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	304	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
307	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	313	punct	_	_
308	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	313	cc	_	_
309	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	310	det	_	_
310	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	313	nsubj	_	_
311	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	313	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
312	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	313	advmod	_	_
313	nibble	nibble	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	304	conj	_	_
314	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	315	det	_	_
315	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	313	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
316	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	322	punct	_	_
317	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	322	cc	_	_
318	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	319	det	_	_
319	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	322	nsubj	_	_
320	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	322	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
321	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	322	advmod	_	_
322	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	313	conj	_	_
323	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	326	det	_	_
324	dear	dear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	326	amod	_	_
325	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	326	amod	_	_
326	sparrow	sparrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	322	obj	_	_
327	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	328	det	_	_
328	swing	swing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	322	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
329	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	286	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
330	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	286	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
331	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	336	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
332	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	336	cc	_	_
333	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	334	det	_	_
334	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	336	nsubj	_	_
335	also	also	ADV	RB	_	336	advmod	_	_
336	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	238	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
337	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	340	punct	_	_
338	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	340	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
339	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	340	nsubj	_	_
340	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	336	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
341	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	340	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
342	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	340	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
343	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	210	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the sparrow |  |  |  | then | angry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | past | the sparrow *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the goat | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to goat=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the sparrow *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **nibble** *in a quote* | present | Goat | bush |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bush=Patient |
| 5 | **not** **give** *in a quote* | future | bush | good little sparrow |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent sparrow=Recipient swing=Theme |
| 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the goat |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **go** | past | the sparrow |  |  | the wolf | then |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to wolf=Initial\_Location |
| 8 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the sparrow *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **eat** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | goat |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goat=Patient |
| 10 | **not** **nibble** *in a quote* | future | goat | bush |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bush=Patient |
| 11 | **not** **give** *in a quote* | future | bush | good little sparrow |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent sparrow=Recipient swing=Theme |
| 12 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the wolf |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 13 | **go** | past | the sparrow |  |  |  | then | to the people | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to people=Initial\_Location |
| 14 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the sparrow *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 15 | **kill** *in a quote* | present | Good people *not said here* | wolf |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wolf=Theme |
| 16 | **not** **eat** *in a quote* | future | wolf | goat |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goat=Patient |
| 17 | **not** **nibble** *in a quote* | future | goat | bush |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bush=Patient |
| 18 | **not** **give** *in a quote* | future | bush | good little sparrow |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent sparrow=Recipient swing=Theme |
| 19 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the people |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 20 | **go** | past | the sparrow |  |  | the Tartars | then |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to tartar=Initial\_Location |
| 21 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the sparrow *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 22 | **slay** *in a quote* | present | the sparrow *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |
| 23 | **not** **kill** *in a quote* | future | people | wolf |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wolf=Theme |
| 24 | **not** **eat** *in a quote* | future | wolf | goat |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goat=Patient |
| 25 | **not** **nibble** *in a quote* | future | goat | bush |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bush=Patient |
| 26 | **not** **give** *in a quote* | future | bush | good little sparrow |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent sparrow=Recipient swing=Theme |
| 27 | **say** *speech: express* | past | the Tartars |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 28 | **not** **slay** *in a quote* | future | We | the people |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |
| 29 | **say** *speech: express* | past | the people |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 30 | **not** **kill** *in a quote* | future | We | the wolf |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wolf=Theme |
| 31 | **say** *speech: express* | past | the wolf |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 32 | **not** **eat** *in a quote* | future | the wolf *= wolf* | the goat |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goat=Patient |
| 33 | **say** *speech: express* | past | the goat |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 34 | **not** **nibble** *in a quote* | future | the goat *= goat* | the bush |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bush=Patient |
| 35 | **say** *speech: express* | past | the bush |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 36 | **not** **give** *in a quote* | future | the bush *= bush* | the good little sparrow |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent sparrow=Recipient swing=Theme |
| 37 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 38 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the bush |  | the fire |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to fire=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 39 | **not** **slay** *in a quote* | future | the Tartars | the people |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |
| 40 | **not** **kill** *in a quote* | future | the people | the wolf |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wolf=Theme |
| 41 | **not** **eat** *in a quote* | future | the wolf | the goat |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goat=Patient |
| 42 | **not** **nibble** *in a quote* | future | the goat | the bush |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bush=Patient |
| 43 | **not** **give** *in a quote* | future | the bush | the dear little sparrow |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent sparrow=Recipient swing=Theme |
| 44 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the fire |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=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:** «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», Project Gutenberg book 29672 (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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