--- title: But the heifer came up to her and said, "Tell me, little maiden, whe… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics description: But the heifer came up to her and said, "Tell me, little maiden, wherefore dost thou weep?"--"Why should I not weep?" said she, and she told the heifer all about it.--"Grieve not!" said the heifer, "it will all come right, but lie down to sleep."--So she lay down and immediately fell asleep. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (heifer, thou, woman, flax), 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:pg29672:15:24 # text = But the heifer came up to her and said, "Tell me, little maiden, wherefore dost thou weep?"--"Why should I not weep?" said she, and she told the heifer all about it.--"Grieve not!" said the heifer, "it will all come right, but lie down to sleep."--So she lay down and immediately fell asleep. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 heifer heifer NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 33 advcl _ _ 5 up up ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 " " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 Tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 ccomp _ _ 13 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 15 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 obl:unmarked _ _ 16 maiden maiden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 18 wherefore wherefore ADV WRB PronType=Int 21 advmod _ _ 19 dost do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 20 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 21 nsubj _ _ 21 weep weep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 22 ? ? PUNCT . _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 " " PUNCT '' _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 -- -- PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 25 " " PUNCT `` _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 26 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 30 advmod _ _ 27 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ _ 28 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 29 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 30 advmod _ _ 30 weep weep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 31 ? ? PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 32 " " PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ _ 33 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 34 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 37 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 38 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 33 conj _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 heifer heifer NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ _ 41 all all ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ _ 42 about about ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 43 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 . . PUNCT . _ 33 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 45 -- -- PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 " " PUNCT `` _ 47 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 47 Grieve grieve VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 33 parataxis _ _ 48 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 47 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 49 ! ! PUNCT . _ 47 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 50 " " PUNCT '' _ 47 punct _ _ 51 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 33 parataxis _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 53 heifer heifer NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ _ 55 " " PUNCT `` _ 59 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 56 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 59 nsubj _ _ 57 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 59 aux _ _ 58 all all ADV RB _ 59 advmod _ _ 59 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 51 parataxis _ _ 60 right right ADV RB _ 59 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 61 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 62 but but CCONJ CC _ 63 cc _ _ 63 lie lie VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 59 conj _ _ 64 down down ADV RB _ 63 advmod _ _ 65 to to PART TO _ 66 mark _ _ 66 sleep sleep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 63 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 67 . . PUNCT . _ 51 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 68 " " PUNCT '' _ 51 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 69 -- -- PUNCT , _ 72 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 70 So so ADV RB _ 72 advmod _ _ 71 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 72 nsubj _ _ 72 lay lie VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 33 parataxis _ _ 73 down down ADV RB _ 72 advmod _ _ 74 and and CCONJ CC _ 76 cc _ _ 75 immediately immediately ADV RB _ 76 advmod _ _ 76 fell fall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 72 conj _ _ 77 asleep asleep ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 76 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 78 . . PUNCT . _ 33 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come up** | past | the heifer | | woman | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to she=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | the heifer *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive | | | the heifer *= heifer* | | | maiden *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient | | 4 | **weep** *in a quote* | present · do-support | thou | | | | | wherefore *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **not** **weep** *in a quote* | should | woman | | | | | | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **say** *speech: express* | past | woman | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | woman | | the heifer | | | about flax | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent heifer=Recipient about it=Topic | | 8 | **not** **grieve** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 9 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the heifer | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 10 | **come** *in a quote* | future | flax | | | | | all, right *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **lie down** *in a quote* | infinitive | flax *not said here* | | | | | down *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 12 | **sleep** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | flax *not said here* | | | | | | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 13 | **lie down** | past | woman | | | | | down *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 14 | **fall** | past | woman *not said here* | | | | | asleep, immediately *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=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 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/15/23/) - next →: [sentence 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/15/25/) - ↑ back to [The Golden Slipper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/15/)