--- title: (they were all alike)--"go to the water," said he.--So the sparrow w… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics description: (they were all alike)--"go to the water," said he.--So the sparrow went to the water and said, "Come water, quench fire, fire won't burn Tartars, Tartars won't 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 wat --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/11/3/) [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/) / [Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/) / [The Sparrow and the Bush](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/11/) / 3 # Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Sparrow and the Bush, sentence 3 (they were all alike)--"go to the water," said he.--So the sparrow went to the water and said, "Come water, quench fire, fire won't burn Tartars, Tartars won't 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 water also said, "I won't!" **Who acts:** Tartars, bush, sparrow, fire, people, wolf · **What happens:** be, go, say, come, quench, not burn · **To what, where:** water, fire, people, wolf, goat, bush · **Speech:** someone speaks here 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 (Tartars, bush, sparrow, fire), 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:pg29672:11:3 # text = (they were all alike)--"go to the water," said he.--So the sparrow went to the water and said, "Come water, quench fire, fire won't burn Tartars, Tartars won't 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 water also said, "I won't!" 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 3 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 all all ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 alike alike ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 -- -- PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ 15 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 16 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 -- -- PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 So so ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 sparrow sparrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 nsubj _ _ 22 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 parataxis _ _ 23 to to ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ _ 26 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 27 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 29 " " PUNCT `` _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 30 Come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 ccomp _ _ 31 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 33 quench quench VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 30 conj _ _ 34 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 36 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 nsubj _ _ 37 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 39 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 38 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 39 advmod _ _ 39 burn burn VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 30 parataxis _ _ 40 Tartars Tartar PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 45 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 42 Tartars Tartar PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 40 conj _ _ 43 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 45 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 44 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 45 advmod _ _ 45 slay slay VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 39 parataxis _ _ 46 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 45 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 48 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 51 nsubj _ _ 49 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 51 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 50 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 51 advmod _ _ 51 kill kill VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 45 conj _ _ 52 wolf wolf NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 54 wolf wolf NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 nsubj _ _ 55 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 57 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 56 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 57 advmod _ _ 57 eat eat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 45 parataxis _ _ 58 goat goat NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 60 goat goat NOUN NN Number=Sing 63 nsubj _ _ 61 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 63 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 62 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 63 advmod _ _ 63 nibble nibble VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 57 conj _ _ 64 bush bush NOUN NN Number=Sing 63 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 65 , , PUNCT , _ 69 punct _ _ 66 bush bush NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 nsubj _ _ 67 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 69 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 68 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 69 advmod _ _ 69 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 63 conj _ _ 70 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 72 amod _ _ 71 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 72 amod _ _ 72 sparrow sparrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 obj _ _ 73 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 74 det _ _ 74 swing swing NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 75 . . PUNCT . _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 76 " " PUNCT '' _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 77 -- -- PUNCT , _ 82 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 78 But but CCONJ CC _ 82 cc _ _ 79 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 80 det _ _ 80 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 nsubj _ _ 81 also also ADV RB _ 82 advmod _ _ 82 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 83 , , PUNCT , _ 82 punct _ _ 84 " " PUNCT `` _ 86 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 85 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 86 nsubj _ _ 86 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 82 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 87 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 86 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 88 ! ! PUNCT . _ 86 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 89 " " PUNCT '' _ 86 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | Tartars *= tartar* | | | | | alike, all *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | the water | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to water=Initial\_Location | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | bush | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **go** | past | the sparrow | | | the water | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to water=Initial\_Location | | 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the sparrow *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 6 | **come** *in a quote* | infinitive | | water | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location water=Theme | | 7 | **quench** *in a quote* | infinitive | | fire | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus fire=Experiencer | | 8 | **not** **burn** *in a quote* | future | fire | | | | | | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **not** **slay** *in a quote* | future | Tartars and Tartars | people | | | | | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient | | 10 | **not** **kill** *in a quote* | future | people | wolf | | | | | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wolf=Theme | | 11 | **not** **eat** *in a quote* | future | wolf | goat | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goat=Patient | | 12 | **not** **nibble** *in a quote* | future | goat | bush | | | | | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bush=Patient | | 13 | **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 | | 14 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the water | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=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:** «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. - ← previous: [sentence 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/11/2/) - next →: [sentence 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/11/4/) - ↑ back to [The Sparrow and the Bush](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/11/)