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title: Then the poor fellow cried, "I shall do nothing with it myself, I se… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: Then the poor fellow cried, "I shall do nothing with it myself, I see."--At that moment an old she-dragon came up to him and said, "What wilt thou give me, O man, if I chase this ox back again into the egg for thee?"--And the archer replied, "What _can_ I give?"--The dragon said to him, "Give me wha
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Magic Egg, sentence 68

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Then the poor fellow cried, "I shall do nothing with it myself, I see."--At that moment an old she-dragon came up to him and said, "What wilt thou give me, O man, if I chase this ox back again into the egg for thee?"--And the archer replied, "What \_can\_ I give?"--The dragon said to him, "Give me what thou hast at home without thy will and wit!"--"Done!" said the archer.

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**Who acts:** poor fellow, thou, I, archer, dragon · **What happens:** cry, do, see, come up, say, give · **To what, where:** nothing, eagle, me, ox, egg, dragon · **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 (poor fellow, thou, I, archer), 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:pg29672:24:68
# text = Then the poor fellow cried, "I shall do nothing with it myself, I see."--At that moment an old she-dragon came up to him and said, "What wilt thou give me, O man, if I chase this ox back again into the egg for thee?"--And the archer replied, "What _can_ I give?"--The dragon said to him, "Give me what thou hast at home without thy will and wit!"--"Done!" said the archer.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	fellow	fellow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
11	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	obj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nmod	_	_
14	myself	myself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	10	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	At	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	23	det	_	_
23	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	_
24	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
26	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
29	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
30	up	up	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
31	to	to	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	obl	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
34	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
36	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	40	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	40	obj	_	_
38	wilt	will	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	40	aux	_	_
39	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	40	nsubj	_	_
40	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	34	ccomp	_	_
41	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	40	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
43	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	44	discourse	_	_
44	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
46	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	48	mark	_	_
47	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	48	nsubj	_	_
48	chase	chase	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	40	conj	_	_
49	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	50	det	_	_
50	ox	ox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	obj	_	_
51	back	back	ADV	RB	_	52	advmod	_	_
52	again	again	ADV	RB	_	48	advmod	_	_
53	into	into	ADP	IN	_	55	case	_	_
54	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	55	det	_	_
55	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	obl	_	_
56	for	for	ADP	IN	_	57	case	_	_
57	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	55	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	40	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	40	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	64	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	64	cc	_	_
62	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	63	det	_	_
63	archer	archer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	nsubj	_	_
64	replied	reply	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	67	punct	_	_
66	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	67	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	64	obl	_	_
68	_	_	PUNCT	NFP	_	69	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	67	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	_	_	PUNCT	NFP	_	67	punct	_	_
71	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	72	nsubj	_	_
72	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	67	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	72	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	72	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	78	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
77	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	nsubj	_	_
78	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	64	conj	_	_
79	to	to	ADP	IN	_	80	case	_	_
80	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	78	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	83	punct	_	_
82	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	83	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	Give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	78	ccomp	_	_
84	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	83	iobj	_	_
85	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	83	obj	_	_
86	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	87	nsubj	_	_
87	hast	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	85	acl:relcl	_	_
88	at	at	ADP	IN	_	89	case	_	_
89	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	obl	_	_
90	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	94	mark	_	_
91	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	94	nmod:poss	_	_
92	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	94	aux	_	_
93	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	94	cc	_	_
94	wit	wit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	102	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	94	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
96	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	94	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	99	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	99	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	Done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	102	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
100	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	99	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
101	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	99	punct	_	_
102	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	83	advcl	_	_
103	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	104	det	_	_
104	archer	archer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	102	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
105	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | the poor fellow |  |  |  | then |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** *in a quote* | shall | the poor fellow *= fellow* | nothing |  |  |  | with ox; myself *obl:unmarked* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality |
| 3 | **see** *in a quote* | present | the poor fellow *= fellow* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **come up** | past |  |  | eagle |  | moment |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to he=Initial\_Location |
| 5 | **say** *speech: ask* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 6 | **give** *in a quote* | future | thou |  | me |  |  | man *vocative* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient what=Theme |
| 7 | **chase** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | I | this ox |  | the egg for thee | again |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent ox=Theme into egg=Trajectory |
| 8 | **reply** *speech: ask* | past | the archer |  |  |  |  |  | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **give** *in a quote* | present | the archer *= archer* |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 10 | **say** *speech: express* | past | the dragon |  | eagle |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 11 | **give** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  | the dragon *= dragon* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient what=Theme |
| 12 | **have** *in a quote* | present | thou |  |  | home |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 13 | **wit** *in a quote* | future | the archer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 14 | **do** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 15 | **say** *speech: express* | past | the archer |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

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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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