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title: And the Tsar said to her, "Wilt thou be my son's bride or not?"--And… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: And the Tsar said to her, "Wilt thou be my son's bride or not?"--And she said, "I will; but before I go to thy son, give me at once a score of chemises, and a score of linen kirtles, and a score of woollen kirtles, and twenty pairs of shoes--twenty of each, I say."--So the Tsar gave them to her, and
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Cat, the Cock, and the Fox, sentence 67

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And the Tsar said to her, "Wilt thou be my son's bride or not?"--And she said, "I will; but before I go to thy son, give me at once a score of chemises, and a score of linen kirtles, and a score of woollen kirtles, and twenty pairs of shoes--twenty of each, I say."--So the Tsar gave them to her, and she put on the twenty chemises, the twenty linen kirtles, the twenty woollen kirtles, and the twenty pairs of shoes, one after the other, and went to see the Serpent-Tsarevich.

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**Who acts:** Tsar, thou, twenty pairs · **What happens:** say, be, go, give, put, see · **To what, where:** twenty pairs, bride, score, Tsar, pairs, twenty chemises · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Cat, the Cock, and the Fox. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Tsar, thou, twenty pairs), 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:pg29672:20:67
# text = And the Tsar said to her, "Wilt thou be my son's bride or not?"--And she said, "I will; but before I go to thy son, give me at once a score of chemises, and a score of linen kirtles, and a score of woollen kirtles, and twenty pairs of shoes--twenty of each, I say."--So the Tsar gave them to her, and she put on the twenty chemises, the twenty linen kirtles, the twenty woollen kirtles, and the twenty pairs of shoes, one after the other, and went to see the Serpent-Tsarevich.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Tsar	Tsar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Wilt	will	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
10	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	15	nsubj	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	cop	_	_
12	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
27	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
29	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
30	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	32	mark	_	_
31	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	32	nsubj	_	_
32	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	37	advcl	_	_
33	to	to	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	35	nmod:poss	_	_
35	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
37	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
38	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	37	iobj	_	_
39	at	at	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
40	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	42	advmod	_	_
41	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
42	score	score	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	obl	_	_
43	of	of	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
44	chemises	chemise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	42	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
46	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	48	cc	_	_
47	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	48	det	_	_
48	score	score	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	obl	_	_
49	of	of	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
50	linen	linen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	51	amod	_	_
51	kirtles	kirtle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	48	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
53	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	55	cc	_	_
54	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	55	det	_	_
55	score	score	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	obj	_	_
56	of	of	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
57	woollen	woollen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	58	amod	_	_
58	kirtles	kirtle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	55	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
60	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	71	cc	_	_
61	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	62	nummod	_	_
62	pairs	pair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	71	nsubj	_	_
63	of	of	ADP	IN	_	64	case	_	_
64	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	62	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	66	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	62	appos	_	_
67	of	of	ADP	IN	_	68	case	_	_
68	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	66	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	62	punct	_	_
70	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	71	nsubj	_	_
71	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	71	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	71	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	78	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	So	so	ADV	RB	_	78	advmod	_	_
76	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
77	Tsar	Tsar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	78	nsubj	_	_
78	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
79	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	78	iobj	_	_
80	to	to	ADP	IN	_	81	case	_	_
81	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	78	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	85	punct	_	_
83	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	85	cc	_	_
84	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	85	nsubj	_	_
85	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
86	on	on	ADP	IN	_	89	case	_	_
87	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	89	det	_	_
88	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	89	nummod	_	_
89	chemises	chemise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	85	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	94	punct	_	_
91	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	94	det	_	_
92	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	94	nummod	_	_
93	linen	linen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	94	amod	_	_
94	kirtles	kirtle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	89	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	99	punct	_	_
96	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	99	det	_	_
97	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	99	nummod	_	_
98	woollen	woollen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	99	amod	_	_
99	kirtles	kirtle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	94	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
100	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	104	punct	_	_
101	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	104	cc	_	_
102	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	104	det	_	_
103	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	104	nummod	_	_
104	pairs	pair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
105	of	of	ADP	IN	_	106	case	_	_
106	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	104	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	108	punct	_	_
108	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	104	appos	_	_
109	after	after	ADP	IN	_	111	case	_	_
110	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	111	det	_	_
111	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	108	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
112	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	114	punct	_	_
113	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	114	cc	_	_
114	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
115	to	to	PART	TO	_	116	mark	_	_
116	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	114	xcomp	_	_
117	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	120	det	_	_
118	Serpent	serpent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	120	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
119	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	118	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
120	Tsarevich	Tsarevich	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	116	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
121	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | the Tsar | the twenty pairs of shoes | bride |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | future | thou | my son's bride |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Tsar |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **go** *in a quote* | present | the Tsar *= tsar* |  |  |  |  | to thy son | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to son=Initial\_Location |
| 5 | **give** *in a quote* | infinitive | the Tsar *not said here* | a score of linen kirtles | the Tsar *= tsar* | a score of chemises |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent i=Recipient score=Theme at score=Asset |
| 6 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | twenty pairs of shoes |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **give** | past | the Tsar |  | pairs *= pair* |  |  | to bride | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Theme to she=Recipient |
| 8 | **put** | past | Tsar |  |  | the twenty chemises and the twenty linen kirtles and the twenty woollen kirtles |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on chemise=Destination |
| 9 | **go** | past | the Tsar *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 10 | **see** | to-infinitive | the Tsar *not said here* | the Serpent Tsarevich |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tsarevich=Stimulus |
| 11 | **score** *in a quote* |  |  | chemises |  |  |  |  | nom score «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 12 | **score** *in a quote* |  |  | linen kirtles |  |  |  |  | nom score «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 13 | **score** *in a quote* |  |  | woollen kirtles |  |  |  |  | nom score «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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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