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title: Then they flew to the eagle's father, and the eagle said to him, "Go… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: Then they flew to the eagle's father, and the eagle said to him, "Go up to the hut, and if they ask for me, say that thou hast seen me and will bring me before their eyes."--So he went up to the hut, and they said to him, "O Tsarevich, we hear thee with our ears and see thee with our eyes, but hast 
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Magic Egg, sentence 57

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Then they flew to the eagle's father, and the eagle said to him, "Go up to the hut, and if they ask for me, say that thou hast seen me and will bring me before their eyes."--So he went up to the hut, and they said to him, "O Tsarevich, we hear thee with our ears and see thee with our eyes, but hast thou come hither of thine own free will or by the will of another?"--And the archer answered, "I have come hither of my own free will!"--Then they asked him, "Hast thou seen our son?

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**Who acts:** bones, eagle, thou, we, archer · **What happens:** fly, say, go up, ask, see, bring · **To what, where:** archer, eagle, eyes, Tsarevich, thee, thou · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Magic Egg. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (bones, eagle, thou, we), 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:pg29672:24:57
# text = Then they flew to the eagle's father, and the eagle said to him, "Go up to the hut, and if they ask for me, say that thou hast seen me and will bring me before their eyes."--So he went up to the hut, and they said to him, "O Tsarevich, we hear thee with our ears and see thee with our eyes, but hast thou come hither of thine own free will or by the will of another?"--And the archer answered, "I have come hither of my own free will!"--Then they asked him, "Hast thou seen our son?
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	13	ccomp	_	_
19	up	up	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
25	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
26	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
27	ask	ask	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	advcl	_	_
28	for	for	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
31	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
32	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	35	mark	_	_
33	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	35	nsubj	_	_
34	hast	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	35	aux	_	_
35	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	31	ccomp	_	_
36	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	35	obj	_	_
37	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	39	cc	_	_
38	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	39	aux	_	_
39	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
40	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	39	obj	_	_
41	before	before	ADP	IN	_	43	case	_	_
42	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	43	nmod:poss	_	_
43	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	39	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	39	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	39	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	So	so	ADV	RB	_	49	advmod	_	_
48	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	49	nsubj	_	_
49	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
50	up	up	ADP	RP	_	49	compound:prt	_	_
51	to	to	ADP	IN	_	53	case	_	_
52	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	53	det	_	_
53	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	57	punct	_	_
55	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	57	cc	_	_
56	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	57	nsubj	_	_
57	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
58	to	to	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
59	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	57	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	63	punct	_	_
61	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	63	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	63	discourse	_	_
63	Tsarevich	Tsarevich	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	57	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	66	punct	_	_
65	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	66	nsubj	_	_
66	hear	hear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
67	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	66	obj	_	_
68	with	with	ADP	IN	_	70	case	_	_
69	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	70	nmod:poss	_	_
70	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	66	obl	_	_
71	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	72	cc	_	_
72	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	66	conj	_	_
73	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	72	obj	_	_
74	with	with	ADP	IN	_	76	case	_	_
75	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	76	nmod:poss	_	_
76	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	72	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	79	punct	_	_
78	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	79	cc	_	_
79	hast	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
80	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	79	obj	_	_
81	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	79	xcomp	_	_
82	hither	hither	ADV	RB	_	81	advmod	_	_
83	of	of	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
84	thine	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	87	nmod:poss	_	_
85	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	86	amod	_	_
86	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	87	amod	_	_
87	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	81	advcl	_	_
88	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	93	cc	_	_
89	by	by	ADP	IN	_	93	case	_	_
90	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	93	det	_	_
91	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	93	aux	_	_
92	of	of	ADP	IN	_	93	case	_	_
93	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	87	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	79	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	79	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
96	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	100	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	100	cc	_	_
98	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	99	det	_	_
99	archer	archer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	100	nsubj	_	_
100	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
101	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	105	punct	_	_
102	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	105	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
103	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	105	nsubj	_	_
104	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	105	aux	_	_
105	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	100	ccomp	_	_
106	hither	hither	ADV	RB	_	105	advmod	_	_
107	of	of	ADP	IN	_	111	case	_	_
108	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	111	nmod:poss	_	_
109	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	110	amod	_	_
110	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	111	amod	_	_
111	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	105	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
112	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	105	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
113	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	100	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
114	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	117	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	117	advmod	_	_
116	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	117	nsubj	_	_
117	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
118	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	117	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
119	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	121	punct	_	_
120	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	121	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
121	Hast	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	117	parataxis	_	_
122	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	121	obj	_	_
123	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	121	advcl	_	_
124	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	125	nmod:poss	_	_
125	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	123	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
126	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past | bones *= bone* |  |  |  | then | to the eagle's father *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to father=Result |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the eagle |  | archer |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **go up** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to the hut | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 4 | **ask** *speech: ask* *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | bones *= bone* |  |  |  |  | for the eagle *= eagle* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 6 | **see** *in a quote* | present · perfect | thou | the eagle *= eagle* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus |
| 7 | **bring** *in a quote* | future | bones *= bone* *not said here* | the eagle *= eagle* |  | bones's eyes |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent i=Theme before eye=Destination |
| 8 | **go up** | past | eagle |  |  |  |  | to the hut | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 9 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | bones *= bone* | Tsarevich | eagle |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient |
| 10 | **hear** *in a quote* | present | we | thee |  |  |  | with our ears | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer thou=Stimulus |
| 11 | **see** *in a quote* | infinitive | we *not said here* | thee |  |  |  | with our eyes | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thou=Stimulus |
| 12 | **have** *in a quote* | present | bones *= bone* *not said here* | thou |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **come** *in a quote* | infinitive | thou *not said here* |  |  |  |  | hither *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 14 | **answer** *speech: express* | past | the archer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 15 | **come** *in a quote* | present · perfect | the archer *= archer* |  |  |  |  | hither *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 16 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | bones *= bone* |  | eagle |  | then |  | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 17 | **have** *in a quote* | present |  | thou |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Patient |
| 18 | **see** *in a quote* | participle |  | our son |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer son=Stimulus |

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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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