--- title: Iván Tsarévich sat on the grey Wolf’s back, and the Wolf chased as f… — Russian Folk-Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Iván Tsarévich sat on the grey Wolf’s back, and the Wolf chased as fast as a dart and ran may-be far, may-be near, and at last he reached the kingdom of Tsar Afrón at night-time; and when he had come to the white-stoned stables of the Tsar, the grey Wolf said to Iván Tsarévich: “Get down, Iván, go i --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/10/122/) [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/) / [Russian Folk-Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/) / [Opening, part 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/10/) / 122 # Russian Folk-Tales, Opening, part 10, sentence 122 Iván Tsarévich sat on the grey Wolf’s back, and the Wolf chased as fast as a dart and ran may-be far, may-be near, and at last he reached the kingdom of Tsar Afrón at night-time; and when he had come to the white-stoned stables of the Tsar, the grey Wolf said to Iván Tsarévich: “Get down, Iván, go into the white-stoned stables, and take the golden-maned horse; only there hangs a golden bridle on the wall which you are not to touch, or it will go ill with you.” **Who acts:** Iván, Wolf, IVÁN, grey Wolf, bridle · **What happens:** sit, chase, run, be, reach, come · **To what, where:** kingdom, last, stoned stables, Iván, golden maned horse, golden bridle · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Russian Folk-Tales» by A. N. Afanas'ev, Opening, part 10. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Iván, Wolf, IVÁN, grey Wolf), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg62509:10:122 # text = Iván Tsarévich sat on the grey Wolf’s back, and the Wolf chased as fast as a dart and ran may-be far, may-be near, and at last he reached the kingdom of Tsar Afrón at night-time; and when he had come to the white-stoned stables of the Tsar, the grey Wolf said to Iván Tsarévich: “Get down, Iván, go into the white-stoned stables, and take the golden-maned horse; only there hangs a golden bridle on the wall which you are not to touch, or it will go ill with you.” 1 Iván Iván PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 Tsarévich Tsarévich PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 flat _ _ 3 sat sit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 on on SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 grey grey ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 Wolf Wolf PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ’s be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 9 back back ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 Wolf Wolf PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 14 chased chase VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 15 as as ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 16 fast fast ADV RB Degree=Pos 14 advmod _ _ 17 as as ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 dart dart NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 21 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 22 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 23 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 25 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 25 cop _ _ 25 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 30 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 27 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 28 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 30 cop _ _ 30 near near ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 32 and and CCONJ CC _ 36 cc _ _ 33 at at ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 last last NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obl _ _ 35 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 36 reached reach VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 kingdom kingdom NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obj _ _ 39 of of ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 40 Tsar Tsar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 nmod _ _ 41 Afrón Afrón PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 flat _ _ 42 at at ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 43 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 44 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 43 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 45 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 46 ; ; PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 47 and and CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 48 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 51 advmod _ _ 49 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 50 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 51 aux _ _ 51 come come VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 3 conj _ _ 52 to to ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 54 white white ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 56 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 55 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 54 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 56 stoned stone VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 57 amod _ _ 57 stables stable NOUN NNS Number=Plur 51 obl _ _ 58 of of ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 Tsar Tsar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 57 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 61 , , PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 62 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 64 det _ _ 63 grey grey ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 64 amod _ _ 64 Wolf Wolf PROPN NNP Number=Sing 65 nsubj _ _ 65 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 60 parataxis _ _ 66 to to ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 67 Iván Iván PROPN NNP Number=Sing 65 obl _ _ 68 Tsarévich Tsarévich PROPN NNP Number=Sing 67 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 69 : : PUNCT : _ 71 punct _ _ 70 “ " PUNCT `` _ 71 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 71 Get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 65 ccomp _ _ 72 down down ADV RB _ 71 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 73 , , PUNCT , _ 74 punct _ _ 74 Iván Iván PROPN NNP Number=Sing 71 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 75 , , PUNCT , _ 76 punct _ _ 76 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 71 conj _ _ 77 into into ADP IN _ 82 case _ _ 78 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 82 det _ _ 79 white white ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 81 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 80 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 79 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 81 stoned stone VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 82 amod _ _ 82 stables stable NOUN NNS Number=Plur 76 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 83 , , PUNCT , _ 85 punct _ _ 84 and and CCONJ CC _ 85 cc _ _ 85 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 71 conj _ _ 86 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 90 det _ _ 87 golden golden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 90 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 88 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 87 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 89 maned maned ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 90 amod _ _ 90 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 85 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 91 ; ; PUNCT : _ 94 punct _ _ 92 only only ADV RB _ 94 advmod _ _ 93 there their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Typo=Yes 94 nmod:poss _ _ 94 hangs hang VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 95 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 97 det _ _ 96 golden golden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 97 amod _ _ 97 bridle bridle NOUN NN Number=Sing 94 obj _ _ 98 on on ADP IN _ 100 case _ _ 99 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 100 det _ _ 100 wall wall NOUN NN Number=Sing 97 nmod _ _ 101 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 106 obj _ _ 102 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 106 nsubj _ _ 103 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 106 cop _ _ 104 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 106 advmod _ _ 105 to to PART TO _ 106 mark _ _ 106 touch touch VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 97 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 107 , , PUNCT , _ 111 punct _ _ 108 or or CCONJ CC _ 111 cc _ _ 109 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 111 nsubj _ _ 110 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 111 aux _ _ 111 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 94 parataxis _ _ 112 ill ill ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 111 xcomp _ _ 113 with with ADP IN _ 114 case _ _ 114 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 112 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 115 . . PUNCT . _ 111 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 116 ” " PUNCT '' _ 94 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sit** | past | Iván | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **chase** | past | the Wolf | | | | | as a dart; fast *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **run** | past | Iván *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **is** | infinitive | | | | | | far *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **is** | may | Iván *not said here* | | | | | near *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **reach** | past | IVÁN *= iván* | the kingdom of Tsar | | last | time | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent kingdom=Theme at last=Asset | | 7 | **come** | past · perfect | IVÁN *= iván* | | | the stoned stables of the Tsar | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to stable=Initial\_Location | | 8 | **stone** | participle | | | | | | | vn pelt-17.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the grey Wolf | | Iván | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to iván=Recipient clause=Topic | | 10 | **get down** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | Iván *vocative*; down *property* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient | | 11 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | the stoned stables | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into stable=Initial\_Location | | 12 | **stone** *in a quote* | participle | | | | | | | vn pelt-17.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 13 | **take** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | the golden maned horse | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument horse=Destination | | 14 | **hang** *in a quote* | present | Iván *not said here* | a golden bridle | | the wall | | there *= they* *nmod:poss* | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bridle=Theme on wall=Destination | | 15 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | Iván | a golden bridle *not said here* | | | | a golden bridle *obj*; touch *property* | tree rules | | 16 | **go** *in a quote* | future | bridle | | | | | ill *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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:** «Russian Folk-Tales» by A. N. Afanas'ev, Project Gutenberg book 62509 (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 121](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/10/121/) - next →: [Opening, part 11, 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/11/1/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/10/)