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title: Make thyself worse than ever, and say to him, 'I am very ill, my bro… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: Make thyself worse than ever, and say to him, 'I am very ill, my brother, because in another realm, far, far away, there is a wild boar who ploughs with his nose, and sows with his ears, and harrows with his tail--and in that same empire there is a mill with twelve furnaces that grinds its own grain
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Voices At the Window, part 2, sentence 133

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Make thyself worse than ever, and say to him, 'I am very ill, my brother, because in another realm, far, far away, there is a wild boar who ploughs with his nose, and sows with his ears, and harrows with his tail--and in that same empire there is a mill with twelve furnaces that grinds its own grain and casts forth its own meal, and if thou wilt bring me of the meal that is beneath these twelve furnaces, so that I may make me a cake of it and eat, my soul shall live.'"--Then her brother said to her, "Methinks thou art not my sister, but my foe!"--But she replied, "How can I be thy foe when we two live all alone together in a strange land?"--"Well, I will get it for thee," said he.

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**Who acts:** you, I, wild boar, mill, twelve furnaces, thou · **What happens:** make, say, be, plough, sow, grind · **To what, where:** thyself, horse, same empire, own grain, own meal, me · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Voices At the Window, part 2. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (you, I, wild boar, mill), 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:pg29672:5:133
# text = Make thyself worse than ever, and say to him, 'I am very ill, my brother, because in another realm, far, far away, there is a wild boar who ploughs with his nose, and sows with his ears, and harrows with his tail--and in that same empire there is a mill with twelve furnaces that grinds its own grain and casts forth its own meal, and if thou wilt bring me of the meal that is beneath these twelve furnaces, so that I may make me a cake of it and eat, my soul shall live.'"--Then her brother said to her, "Methinks thou art not my sister, but my foe!"--But she replied, "How can I be thy foe when we two live all alone together in a strange land?"--"Well, I will get it for thee," said he.
1	Make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	thyself	thyself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes|Style=Arch	1	obj	_	_
3	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	1	xcomp	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	very	very	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
21	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	24	det	_	_
24	realm	realm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
26	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
28	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	29	advmod	_	_
29	away	away	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
31	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	32	expl	_	_
32	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
33	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
34	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	amod	_	_
35	boar	boar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nsubj	_	_
36	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	37	nsubj	_	_
37	ploughs	plough	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	35	acl:relcl	_	_
38	with	with	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	40	nmod:poss	_	_
40	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
42	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	43	cc	_	_
43	sows	sow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	37	conj	_	_
44	with	with	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
45	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	46	nmod:poss	_	_
46	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	43	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	49	cc	_	_
49	harrows	harrow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
50	with	with	ADP	IN	_	52	case	_	_
51	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	52	nmod:poss	_	_
52	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	58	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	58	cc	_	_
55	in	in	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
56	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	58	det	_	_
57	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	58	amod	_	_
58	empire	empire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	_
59	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	60	expl	_	_
60	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	58	acl:relcl	_	_
61	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	mill	mill	NOUN	NN	_	60	nsubj	_	_
63	with	with	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
64	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	65	nummod	_	_
65	furnaces	furnace	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	62	nmod	_	_
66	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	67	nsubj	_	_
67	grinds	grind	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	65	acl:relcl	_	_
68	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	70	nmod:poss	_	_
69	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	70	amod	_	_
70	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	obj	_	_
71	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	72	cc	_	_
72	casts	cast	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	67	conj	_	_
73	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	72	advmod	_	_
74	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	76	nmod:poss	_	_
75	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	76	amod	_	_
76	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	72	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	82	punct	_	_
78	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	82	cc	_	_
79	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	82	mark	_	_
80	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	82	nsubj	_	_
81	wilt	will	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	82	aux	_	_
82	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	60	parataxis	_	_
83	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	82	obj	_	_
84	of	of	ADP	IN	_	86	case	_	_
85	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
86	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	82	obl	_	_
87	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	92	nsubj	_	_
88	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	92	cop	_	_
89	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	92	case	_	_
90	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	92	det	_	_
91	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	92	nummod	_	_
92	furnaces	furnace	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	86	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
93	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	98	punct	_	_
94	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	98	mark	_	_
95	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	94	fixed	_	_
96	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	98	nsubj	_	_
97	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	98	aux	_	_
98	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	82	parataxis	_	_
99	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	98	obj	_	_
100	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	101	det	_	_
101	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	98	obj	_	_
102	of	of	ADP	IN	_	103	case	_	_
103	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	101	nmod	_	_
104	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	105	cc	_	_
105	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	98	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	110	punct	_	_
107	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	108	nmod:poss	_	_
108	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	110	nsubj	_	_
109	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	110	aux	_	_
110	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	105	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
111	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	105	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
112	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	105	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
113	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	105	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
114	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	118	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	118	advmod	_	_
116	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	117	nmod:poss	_	_
117	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	118	nsubj	_	_
118	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	98	parataxis	_	_
119	to	to	ADP	IN	_	120	case	_	_
120	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	118	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
121	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	128	punct	_	_
122	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	123	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
123	Methinks	methink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	128	nsubj	_	_
124	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	128	nsubj	_	_
125	art	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	128	cop	_	_
126	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	128	advmod	_	_
127	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	128	nmod:poss	_	_
128	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	118	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
129	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	132	punct	_	_
130	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	132	cc	_	_
131	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	132	nmod:poss	_	_
132	foe	foe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	128	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
133	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	132	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
134	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	132	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
135	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	138	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
136	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	138	cc	_	_
137	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	138	nsubj	_	_
138	replied	reply	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	172	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
139	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	146	punct	_	_
140	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	146	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
141	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	146	advmod	_	_
142	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	146	aux	_	_
143	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	146	nsubj	_	_
144	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	146	cop	_	_
145	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	146	nmod:poss	_	_
146	foe	foe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	138	obl	_	_
147	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	150	advmod	_	_
148	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	150	nsubj	_	_
149	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	148	appos	_	_
150	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	146	acl:relcl	_	_
151	all	all	ADV	RB	_	152	advmod	_	_
152	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	150	advmod	_	_
153	together	together	ADV	RB	_	150	advmod	_	_
154	in	in	ADP	IN	_	157	case	_	_
155	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	157	det	_	_
156	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	157	amod	_	_
157	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	150	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
158	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	157	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
159	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	157	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
160	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	166	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
161	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	166	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
162	Well	well	INTJ	UH	_	166	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
163	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	162	punct	_	_
164	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	166	nsubj	_	_
165	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	166	aux	_	_
166	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	138	ccomp	_	_
167	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	166	obj	_	_
168	for	for	ADP	IN	_	169	case	_	_
169	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	166	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
170	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	166	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
171	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	166	punct	_	_
172	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	118	conj	_	_
173	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	172	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
174	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | imperative | you *not said here* | thyself |  |  |  | harrows with boar's tail *obl*; bad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset thyself=Product |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | horse |  |  | far *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient |
| 3 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** | present | a wild boar |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **plough** | present | a wild boar |  |  |  |  | with boar's nose | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **sow** | present | a wild boar *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with boar's ears | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with ear=Theme |
| 7 | **be** | present | a mill with twelve furnaces | that same empire *not said here* |  | there |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot empire=Theme |
| 8 | **grind** | present | twelve furnaces | mill's own grain |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grain=Patient |
| 9 | **cast** | present | twelve furnaces *not said here* | mill's own meal |  |  |  | forth *property* | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meal=Product |
| 10 | **bring** *a condition, not said to happen* | future | thou | me |  |  |  | of the meal | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent i=Theme of meal=Initial\_Location |
| 11 | **is** | present | the meal |  |  |  |  | beneath this twelve furnaces | tree rules |
| 12 | **make** | may | I | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **eat** | infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 14 | **live** | shall | my soul |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 15 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | soul's brother |  | soul |  | then |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to she=Recipient |
| 16 | **not** **is a** | present | Methinks | my sister |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 17 | **reply** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | soul |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 18 | **is a** | can | I | thy foe |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 19 | **live** | present | we |  |  | a strange land |  | alone, together *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in land=Location |
| 20 | **get** | future | I | mill |  |  |  | for thee | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent it=Theme for thou=Source |
| 21 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | brother |  |  |  |  |  | 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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