--- title: [14]--So the sparrow went to the sparrow-hawk and said, "Come, pushe… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics description: [14]--So the sparrow went to the sparrow-hawk and said, "Come, pusher, seize hen, hen won't peck worms, worms won't gnaw pole-axe, pole-axe won't strike ox, ox won't drink water, water won't quench fire, fire won't burn Tartars, Tartars won't slay people, people won't kill wolf, wolf won't eat goat, --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/11/5/) [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/) / 5 # Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Sparrow and the Bush, sentence 5 \[14\]--So the sparrow went to the sparrow-hawk and said, "Come, pusher, seize hen, hen won't peck worms, worms won't gnaw pole-axe, pole-axe won't strike ox, ox won't drink water, water won't 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 little sparrow a swing." **Who acts:** sparrow, hen, worms, pole axe, ox, water · **What happens:** go, say, come, seize, not peck, not gnaw · **To what, where:** 14, pusher, hen, worms, pole axe, ox · **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 (sparrow, hen, worms, pole axe), 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:pg29672:11:5 # text = [14]--So the sparrow went to the sparrow-hawk and said, "Come, pusher, seize hen, hen won't peck worms, worms won't gnaw pole-axe, pole-axe won't strike ox, ox won't drink water, water won't 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 little sparrow a swing." 1 [ [ PUNCT -LRB- _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 14 14 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ] ] PUNCT -RRB- _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 -- -- PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 So so ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 sparrow sparrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 to to ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 11 sparrow sparrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 12 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 hawk hawk NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 17 " " PUNCT `` _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 Come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 20 pusher pusher NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 22 seize seize VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 conj _ _ 23 hen hen NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 25 hen hen NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 nsubj _ _ 26 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 28 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 27 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 28 advmod _ _ 28 peck peck VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 conj _ _ 29 worms worm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 28 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 31 worms worm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 nsubj _ _ 32 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 34 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 33 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 34 advmod _ _ 34 gnaw gnaw VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 parataxis _ _ 35 pole pole NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 36 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 35 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 37 axe axe NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 39 pole pole NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 40 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 39 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 41 axe axe NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 nsubj _ _ 42 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 44 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 43 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 44 advmod _ _ 44 strike strike VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 conj _ _ 45 ox ox NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 46 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 47 ox ox NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 nsubj _ _ 48 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 50 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 49 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 50 advmod _ _ 50 drink drink VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 44 parataxis _ _ 51 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 52 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 53 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 nsubj _ _ 54 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 56 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 55 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 56 advmod _ _ 56 quench quench VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 50 conj _ _ 57 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 58 , , PUNCT , _ 62 punct _ _ 59 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 nsubj _ _ 60 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 62 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 61 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 62 advmod _ _ 62 burn burn VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 56 conj _ _ 63 Tartars Tartar PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 68 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 64 , , PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 65 Tartars Tartar PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 63 conj _ _ 66 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 68 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 67 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 68 advmod _ _ 68 slay slay VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 62 parataxis _ _ 69 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 68 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 70 , , PUNCT , _ 74 punct _ _ 71 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 74 nsubj _ _ 72 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 74 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 73 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 74 advmod _ _ 74 kill kill VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 68 conj _ _ 75 wolf wolf NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 76 , , PUNCT , _ 80 punct _ _ 77 wolf wolf NOUN NN Number=Sing 80 nsubj _ _ 78 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 80 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 79 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 80 advmod _ _ 80 eat eat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 68 parataxis _ _ 81 goat goat NOUN NN Number=Sing 80 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 82 , , PUNCT , _ 86 punct _ _ 83 goat goat NOUN NN Number=Sing 86 nsubj _ _ 84 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 86 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 85 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 86 advmod _ _ 86 nibble nibble VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 80 conj _ _ 87 bush bush NOUN NN Number=Sing 86 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 88 , , PUNCT , _ 92 punct _ _ 89 bush bush NOUN NN Number=Sing 92 nsubj _ _ 90 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 92 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 91 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 92 advmod _ _ 92 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 86 conj _ _ 93 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 94 amod _ _ 94 sparrow sparrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 92 obj _ _ 95 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 96 det _ _ 96 swing swing NOUN NN Number=Sing 92 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 97 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 98 " " PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | past | the sparrow | 14 | | | | to the sparrow hawk | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to hawk=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the sparrow *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **come** *in a quote* | infinitive | | pusher | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **seize** *in a quote* | infinitive | | hen | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hen=Theme | | 5 | **not** **peck** *in a quote* | future | hen | worms | | | | | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worm=Patient | | 6 | **not** **gnaw** *in a quote* | future | worms | pole axe | | | | | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent axe=Patient | | 7 | **not** **strike** *in a quote* | future | pole axe | ox | | | | | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ox=Patient | | 8 | **not** **drink** *in a quote* | future | ox | water | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient | | 9 | **not** **quench** *in a quote* | future | water | fire | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus fire=Experiencer | | 10 | **not** **burn** *in a quote* | future | fire | | | | | | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **not** **slay** *in a quote* | future | Tartars and Tartars | people | | | | | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient | | 12 | **not** **kill** *in a quote* | future | people | wolf | | | | | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wolf=Theme | | 13 | **not** **eat** *in a quote* | future | wolf | goat | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goat=Patient | | 14 | **not** **nibble** *in a quote* | future | goat | bush | | | | | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bush=Patient | | 15 | **not** **give** *in a quote* | future | bush | little sparrow | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent sparrow=Recipient swing=Theme | 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 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/11/4/) - next →: [sentence 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/11/6/) - ↑ back to [The Sparrow and the Bush](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/11/)