--- title: Then he was distressed at getting nothing to eat, and he said to his… — Indian Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Then he was distressed at getting nothing to eat, and he said to his wife at night, "It is owing to my poverty and stupidity that I am treated with such disrespect here; so I will pretend by means of an artifice to possess a knowledge of magic, so that I may become an object of respect to this Sthul --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/15/121/) [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/) / [Indian Fairy Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/) / [Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/15/) / 121 # Indian Fairy Tales, Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 9, sentence 121 Then he was distressed at getting nothing to eat, and he said to his wife at night, "It is owing to my poverty and stupidity that I am treated with such disrespect here; so I will pretend by means of an artifice to possess a knowledge of magic, so that I may become an object of respect to this Sthuladatta; so, when you get an opportunity, tell him that I possess magical knowledge." **Who acts:** Harisarman, thought, wife · **What happens:** distress, get, eat, say, owe, treat · **To what, where:** Harisarman, nothing, wife, poverty, knowledge, object · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Indian Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 9. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Harisarman, thought, wife), 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:pg7128:15:121 # text = Then he was distressed at getting nothing to eat, and he said to his wife at night, "It is owing to my poverty and stupidity that I am treated with such disrespect here; so I will pretend by means of an artifice to possess a knowledge of magic, so that I may become an object of respect to this Sthuladatta; so, when you get an opportunity, tell him that I possess magical knowledge." 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 4 advmod _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 distressed distress VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 at at SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 getting get VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 7 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 6 obj _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 eat eat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 14 to to ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ _ 16 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 17 at at ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 20 " " PUNCT `` _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 22 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 aux _ _ 23 owing owe VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 13 advcl _ _ 24 to to ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ _ 26 poverty poverty NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 28 stupidity stupidity NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 conj _ _ 29 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 32 nsubj:pass _ _ 30 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj:pass _ _ 31 am be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 32 aux:pass _ _ 32 treated treat VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 26 acl:relcl _ _ 33 with with ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 35 amod _ _ 35 disrespect disrespect NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ _ 36 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 35 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 37 ; ; PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 38 so so ADV RB _ 41 advmod _ _ 39 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 40 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ _ 41 pretend pretend VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 parataxis _ _ 42 by by ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 43 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 ccomp _ _ 44 of of ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 artifice artifice NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obl _ _ 47 to to PART TO _ 48 mark _ _ 48 possess possess VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 46 acl _ _ 49 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 knowledge knowledge NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 obj _ _ 51 of of ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 52 magic magic NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 53 , , PUNCT , _ 58 punct _ _ 54 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 58 mark _ _ 55 that that SCONJ IN _ 54 fixed _ _ 56 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 58 nsubj _ _ 57 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 58 aux _ _ 58 become become VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 41 conj _ _ 59 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 object object NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 xcomp _ _ 61 of of ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 62 respect respect NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 nmod _ _ 63 to to ADP IN _ 65 case _ _ 64 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 65 det _ _ 65 Sthuladatta Sthuladatta PROPN NNP Number=Sing 62 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 66 ; ; PUNCT , _ 75 punct _ _ 67 so so ADV RB _ 75 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 68 , , PUNCT , _ 71 punct _ _ 69 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 71 advmod _ _ 70 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 71 nsubj _ _ 71 get get VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 75 advcl _ _ 72 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 73 det _ _ 73 opportunity opportunity NOUN NN Number=Sing 71 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 74 , , PUNCT , _ 71 punct _ _ 75 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 41 conj _ _ 76 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 75 iobj _ _ 77 that that SCONJ IN _ 79 mark _ _ 78 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 79 nsubj _ _ 79 possess possess VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 75 ccomp _ _ 80 magical magical ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 81 amod _ _ 81 knowledge knowledge NOUN NN Number=Sing 79 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 82 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 83 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **distress** | past · passive | | Harisarman | | | then | | tree rules | | 2 | **get** | gerund | | nothing | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nothing=Stimulus | | 3 | **eat** | to-infinitive | | nothing *not said here* | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Harisarman | | Harisarman's wife at night | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to wife=Recipient | | 5 | **owe** *in a quote* | present · progressive | thought | | | | | to my poverty and stupidity *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to poverty=Goal | | 6 | **treat** *in a quote* | present · passive | | my poverty and stupidity | | | | with such disrespect | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: subject=Recipient with disrespect=Theme | | 7 | **pretend** *in a quote* | future | Harisarman | | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **mean** *in a quote* | present | Harisarman *not said here* | | | | | of a artifice | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **possess** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Harisarman *not said here* | a knowledge of magic | | | | | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot knowledge=Theme | | 10 | **become** *in a quote* | may | Harisarman | a object of respect to this Sthuladatta | | | | | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | | 11 | **get** *in a quote* | present | Harisarman's wife at night *= wife* | a opportunity | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer opportunity=Stimulus | | 12 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive | Harisarman *not said here* | | Harisarman | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 13 | **possess** *in a quote* | present | Harisarman | magical knowledge | | | | | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot knowledge=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:** «Indian Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 7128 (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 120](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/15/120/) - next →: [sentence 122](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/15/122/) - ↑ back to [Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/15/)