--- title: Then they all three met at a single spot and broke up the cask, took… — Russian Folk-Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Then they all three met at a single spot and broke up the cask, took out the bits of Iván Tsarévich, washed them, laid them together as was fit: then the Crow sprinkled him with the Water of Death, and the body grew together and was one; and the Hawk sprinkled him with the Water of Life, and Iván Ts --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/24/21/) [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 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/24/) / 21 # Russian Folk-Tales, Opening, part 24, sentence 21 Then they all three met at a single spot and broke up the cask, took out the bits of Iván Tsarévich, washed them, laid them together as was fit: then the Crow sprinkled him with the Water of Death, and the body grew together and was one; and the Hawk sprinkled him with the Water of Life, and Iván Tsarévich shivered, sat up and said, “Oh, what a long sleep I have had!” **Who acts:** brothers, Crow, body, Hawk, Iván · **What happens:** meet, break up, take out, wash, lay, be · **To what, where:** single spot, cask, bits, brothers, Hawk, one · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Russian Folk-Tales» by A. N. Afanas'ev, Opening, part 24. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (brothers, Crow, body, Hawk), 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:pg62509:24:21 # text = Then they all three met at a single spot and broke up the cask, took out the bits of Iván Tsarévich, washed them, laid them together as was fit: then the Crow sprinkled him with the Water of Death, and the body grew together and was one; and the Hawk sprinkled him with the Water of Life, and Iván Tsarévich shivered, sat up and said, “Oh, what a long sleep I have had!” 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ _ 2 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 3 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 4 det _ _ 4 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 nsubj _ _ 5 met meet VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 at at ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 single single ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 spot spot NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 broke break VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 12 up up ADP RP _ 11 compound:prt _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 cask cask NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 17 out out ADP RP _ 16 compound:prt _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 bits bit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 obj _ _ 20 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 Iván Iván PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 nmod _ _ 22 Tsarévich Tsarévich PROPN NNP Number=Sing 21 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 24 washed wash VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 conj _ _ 25 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 27 laid lay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 conj _ _ 28 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 obj _ _ 29 together together ADV RB _ 27 advmod _ _ 30 as as ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 31 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 cop _ _ 32 fit fit ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 : : PUNCT : _ 37 punct _ _ 34 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 37 advmod _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 Crow Crow PROPN NNP Number=Sing 37 nsubj _ _ 37 sprinkled sprinkle VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 conj _ _ 38 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 obj _ _ 39 with with ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 Water Water PROPN NNP Number=Sing 37 obl _ _ 42 of of ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 43 Death Death PROPN NNP Number=Sing 41 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 body body NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 nsubj _ _ 48 grew grow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 conj _ _ 49 together together ADV RB _ 48 advmod _ _ 50 and and CCONJ CC _ 52 cc _ _ 51 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 52 cop _ _ 52 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 48 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 ; ; PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 54 and and CCONJ CC _ 57 cc _ _ 55 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 56 det _ _ 56 Hawk Hawk PROPN NNP Number=Sing 57 nsubj _ _ 57 sprinkled sprinkle VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 58 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 57 obj _ _ 59 with with ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 61 Water Water PROPN NNP Number=Sing 57 obl _ _ 62 of of ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 63 Life Life PROPN NNP Number=Sing 61 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 64 , , PUNCT , _ 68 punct _ _ 65 and and CCONJ CC _ 68 cc _ _ 66 Iván Iván PROPN NNP Number=Sing 68 nsubj _ _ 67 Tsarévich Tsarévich PROPN NNP Number=Sing 66 flat _ _ 68 shivered shiver VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 69 , , PUNCT , _ 70 punct _ _ 70 sat sit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 71 up up ADP RP _ 70 compound:prt _ _ 72 and and CCONJ CC _ 73 cc _ _ 73 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 70 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 74 , , PUNCT , _ 78 punct _ _ 75 “ " PUNCT `` _ 78 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 76 Oh oh INTJ UH _ 78 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 77 , , PUNCT , _ 76 punct _ _ 78 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 73 ccomp _ _ 79 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 81 det _ _ 80 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 81 amod _ _ 81 sleep sleep NOUN NN Number=Sing 78 nsubj _ _ 82 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 84 nsubj _ _ 83 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 84 aux _ _ 84 had have VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 81 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 85 ! ! PUNCT . _ 78 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 86 ” " PUNCT '' _ 70 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **meet** | past | brothers *= brother* | | | a single spot | then | all three *nsubj* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **break up** | past | brothers *= brother* *not said here* | the cask | | | | | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cask=Patient | | 3 | **take out** | past | brothers *= brother* *not said here* | the bits of Iván | | | | | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=Theme | | 4 | **wash** | past | brothers *= brother* *not said here* | brothers *= brother* | | | | | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient | | 5 | **lay** | past | brothers *= brother* *not said here* | brothers *= brother* | | | | together *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Result | | 6 | **is** | past | brothers *= brother* *not said here* | | | | | fit *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **sprinkle** | past | the Crow | | Hawk | | then | with the Water of Death | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Destination with water=Theme | | 8 | **grow** | past | the body | | | | | together *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **is a** | past | the body *not said here* | one | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **sprinkle** | past | the Hawk | | Crow | | | with the Water of Life | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Destination with water=Theme | | 11 | **shiver** | past | Iván | | | | | | vn body\_internal\_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 12 | **sit up** | past | brothers *= brother* *not said here* | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 13 | **say** *speech: express* | past | brothers *= brother* *not said here* | | | | | what a long sleep *ccomp* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 14 | **have** *in a quote* | present · perfect | brothers *= brother* | a long sleep *not said here* | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sleep=Patient | 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 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/24/20/) - next →: [sentence 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/24/22/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/24/)