--- title: But when the King asked the youth: ‘Canst thou tell me what my seven… — The Red Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: But when the King asked the youth: ‘Canst thou tell me what my seven foals eat and drink?’ and the youth showed him the bit of moss and the bottle of water, and said: ‘Yes here may you behold their meat, and here their drink,’ the King once more became wroth, and commanded that three red stripes sho --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/49/39/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Red Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/) / [The Seven Foals](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/49/) / 39 # The Red Fairy Book, The Seven Foals, sentence 39 But when the King asked the youth: ‘Canst thou tell me what my seven foals eat and drink?’ and the youth showed him the bit of moss and the bottle of water, and said: ‘Yes here may you behold their meat, and here their drink,’ the King once more became wroth, and commanded that three red stripes should be cut on the lad’s back, that salt should be strewn upon them, and that he should then be instantly chased back to his own home. **Who acts:** King, thou, seven foals, youth, you, salt · **What happens:** ask, tell, eat, drink, show, say · **To what, where:** youth, me, bit, King, meat, three red stripes · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «The Red Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Seven Foals. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (King, thou, seven foals, youth), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **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:pg540:49:39 # text = But when the King asked the youth: ‘Canst thou tell me what my seven foals eat and drink?’ and the youth showed him the bit of moss and the bottle of water, and said: ‘Yes here may you behold their meat, and here their drink,’ the King once more became wroth, and commanded that three red stripes should be cut on the lad’s back, that salt should be strewn upon them, and that he should then be instantly chased back to his own home. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 2 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 youth youth NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 : : PUNCT : _ 12 punct _ _ 9 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 Canst can AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 11 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 12 nsubj _ _ 12 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 ccomp _ _ 13 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 iobj _ _ 14 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 18 obj _ _ 15 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ _ 16 seven seven NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 17 nummod _ _ 17 foals foal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 nsubj _ _ 18 eat eat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 ccomp _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 20 drink drink VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ? ? PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 ’ ' PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 youth youth NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 nsubj _ _ 26 showed show VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 27 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 iobj _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 bit bit NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl:unmarked _ _ 30 of of ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 moss moss NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nmod _ _ 32 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 bottle bottle NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 conj _ _ 35 of of ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 36 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 39 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 40 : : PUNCT : _ 46 punct _ _ 41 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 46 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 42 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 46 discourse _ _ 43 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 42 advmod _ _ 44 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 46 aux _ _ 45 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 46 behold behold VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 39 ccomp _ _ 47 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 48 nmod:poss _ _ 48 meat meat NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 50 and and CCONJ CC _ 53 cc _ _ 51 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 53 advmod _ _ 52 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 53 nmod:poss _ _ 53 drink drink NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 60 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 55 ’ ' PUNCT '' _ 60 punct _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 60 nsubj _ _ 58 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 60 advmod _ _ 59 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 60 advmod _ _ 60 became become VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 conj _ _ 61 wroth wroth ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 60 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 62 , , PUNCT , _ 64 punct _ _ 63 and and CCONJ CC _ 64 cc _ _ 64 commanded command VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 65 that that SCONJ IN _ 71 mark _ _ 66 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 68 nummod _ _ 67 red red ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 68 amod _ _ 68 stripes stripe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 71 nsubj:pass _ _ 69 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 71 aux _ _ 70 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 71 aux:pass _ _ 71 cut cut VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 64 parataxis _ _ 72 on on ADP IN _ 74 case _ _ 73 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 74 det _ _ 74 lad lad NOUN NN Number=Sing 75 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 75 ’s be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 71 advcl _ _ 76 back back ADV RB _ 75 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 77 , , PUNCT , _ 82 punct _ _ 78 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 79 det _ _ 79 salt salt NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 nsubj _ _ 80 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 82 aux _ _ 81 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 82 cop _ _ 82 strewn strewn ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 71 conj _ _ 83 upon upon ADP IN _ 84 case _ _ 84 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 82 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 85 , , PUNCT , _ 93 punct _ _ 86 and and CCONJ CC _ 93 cc _ _ 87 that that SCONJ IN _ 93 mark _ _ 88 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 93 nsubj:pass _ _ 89 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 93 aux _ _ 90 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 93 advmod _ _ 91 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 93 aux:pass _ _ 92 instantly instantly ADV RB _ 93 advmod _ _ 93 chased chase VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 parataxis _ _ 94 back back ADV RB _ 93 advmod _ _ 95 to to ADP IN _ 98 case _ _ 96 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 98 nmod:poss _ _ 97 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 98 amod _ _ 98 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 94 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 99 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the King | the youth | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent youth=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | can | thou | | me | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic | | 3 | **eat** | infinitive | my seven foals | | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient | | 4 | **drink** | infinitive | my seven foals *not said here* | | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **show** | past | the youth | the bit of moss and the bottle of water | King | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | | 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **behold** | may | you | foals's meat | | | | | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer meat=Stimulus | | 8 | **become** | past | the King | | | | | once, wroth *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | | 9 | **command** | past | the King *not said here* | | | | | | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **cut** | should · passive | | three red stripes | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product | | 11 | **is** | should | that salt | | | | | upon foals *= foal*; strewn *property* | tree rules | | 12 | **chase** | should · passive | | King | | | then | instantly *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | 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. **Text:** «The Red Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 540 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/49/38/) - next →: [sentence 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/49/40/) - ↑ back to [The Seven Foals](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/49/)