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title: Then he scaled the two mountains as nimbly as a goat, and the old ma… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: Then he scaled the two mountains as nimbly as a goat, and the old man gave him a bast rope, three fathoms long, and bade him return to the mountain where was the fire and the old woman who had asked him to stay and warm himself, and bind this old woman with the cord and beat her till she promised to
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Two Princes, part 1, sentence 13

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Then he scaled the two mountains as nimbly as a goat, and the old man gave him a bast rope, three fathoms long, and bade him return to the mountain where was the fire and the old woman who had asked him to stay and warm himself, and bind this old woman with the cord and beat her till she promised to bring his brother back to life again, and not only his brother but a Tsar and a Tsaritsa\[23\] and a Tsarivna, who were also turned to stone there. "

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**Who acts:** man, old man, old woman, woman · **What happens:** scale, give, return, be, ask, stay · **To what, where:** two mountains, bast rope, brother, bade, fire, old woman

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This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Two Princes, part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (man, old man, old woman, woman), 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:pg29672:22:13
# text = Then he scaled the two mountains as nimbly as a goat, and the old man gave him a bast rope, three fathoms long, and bade him return to the mountain where was the fire and the old woman who had asked him to stay and warm himself, and bind this old woman with the cord and beat her till she promised to bring his brother back to life again, and not only his brother but a Tsar and a Tsaritsa[23] and a Tsarivna, who were also turned to stone there. "
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	scaled	scale	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	nimbly	nimbly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	iobj	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	bast	bast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
24	fathoms	fathom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obl:unmarked	_	_
25	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	bade	bade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	_
29	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	obj	_	_
30	return	return	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
31	to	to	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	_
34	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	37	advmod	_	_
35	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	37	cop	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	_
38	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	41	cc	_	_
39	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
40	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	41	amod	_	_
41	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	conj	_	_
42	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	44	nsubj:pass	_	_
43	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	44	aux	_	_
44	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	41	acl:relcl	_	_
45	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	44	iobj	_	_
46	to	to	PART	TO	_	47	mark	_	_
47	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	44	xcomp	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	49	cc	_	_
49	warm	warm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	47	conj	_	_
50	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	49	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
52	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	53	cc	_	_
53	bind	bind	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	30	conj	_	_
54	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	56	det	_	_
55	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	56	amod	_	_
56	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	obj	_	_
57	with	with	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
58	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	59	det	_	_
59	cord	cord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	obl	_	_
60	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	61	cc	_	_
61	beat	beat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
62	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	61	obj	_	_
63	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	65	mark	_	_
64	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	65	nsubj	_	_
65	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	61	advcl	_	_
66	to	to	PART	TO	_	67	mark	_	_
67	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	65	xcomp	_	_
68	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	69	nmod:poss	_	_
69	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	obj	_	_
70	back	back	ADV	RB	_	67	advmod	_	_
71	to	to	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
72	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	obl	_	_
73	again	again	ADV	RB	_	67	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	79	punct	_	_
75	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	79	cc	_	_
76	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	79	advmod	_	_
77	only	only	ADV	RB	_	79	advmod	_	_
78	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	79	nmod:poss	_	_
79	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
80	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	82	cc	_	_
81	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	82	det	_	_
82	Tsar	Tsar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	79	conj	_	_
83	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	85	cc	_	_
84	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	85	det	_	_
85	Tsaritsa	Tsaritsa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	82	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	87	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	23	23	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	85	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	85	punct	_	_
89	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	91	cc	_	_
90	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	91	det	_	_
91	Tsarivna	Tsarivna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	82	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	96	punct	_	_
93	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	96	nsubj	_	_
94	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	96	aux:pass	_	_
95	also	also	ADV	RB	_	96	advmod	_	_
96	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	79	parataxis	_	_
97	to	to	ADP	IN	_	98	case	_	_
98	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	96	obl	_	_
99	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	96	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
100	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	96	punct	_	_
101	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	79	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scale** | past | man | the two mountains |  |  | then |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mountain=Source |
| 2 | **give** | past | the old man | a bast rope | brother |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient rope=Theme |
| 3 | **return** | present |  | bade |  |  |  | to the mountain *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to mountain=Result |
| 4 | **is a** | past |  | the fire and the old woman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past · perfect · passive |  | the old woman | brother |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **stay** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the old woman *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **warm** | infinitive | the old woman *not said here* | brother |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent himself=Patient |
| 8 | **bind** | infinitive |  | this old woman |  |  |  | with the cord | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent woman=Patient with cord=Co-Patient |
| 9 | **beat** | past | man *not said here* | woman |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location she=Theme |
| 10 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | woman |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 11 | **bring back** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | woman *not said here* | man's brother |  | life | again |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent brother=Theme to life=Destination |
| 12 | **turn** | past · passive |  | man's brother but a Tsar and a Tsaritsa and a Tsarivna |  | stone; there |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme to stone=Trajectory |

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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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