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title: But on the way the son of seven Queens looked in on the Princess, ju… — Indian Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: But on the way the son of seven Queens looked in on the Princess, just to tell her how he came to be delayed, and she, after reading the message on the potsherd, gave him another in its stead; so that when the lad reached the old hag's hut and asked her for the Jogi's cow, she could not refuse, but 
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# Indian Fairy Tales, Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 13, sentence 35

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But on the way the son of seven Queens looked in on the Princess, just to tell her how he came to be delayed, and she, after reading the message on the potsherd, gave him another in its stead; so that when the lad reached the old hag's hut and asked her for the Jogi's cow, she could not refuse, but told the boy how to find it; and bidding him of all things not to be afraid of the eighteen thousand demons who kept watch and ward over the treasure, told him to be off before she became too angry at her daughter's foolishness in thus giving away so many good things.

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**Who acts:** son, thirteen, lad, thousand demons · **What happens:** look, tell, come, be, read, give · **To what, where:** thirteen, message, potsherd, another, son, stead · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Indian Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 13. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (son, thirteen, lad, thousand demons), 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:pg7128:19:35
# text = But on the way the son of seven Queens looked in on the Princess, just to tell her how he came to be delayed, and she, after reading the message on the potsherd, gave him another in its stead; so that when the lad reached the old hag's hut and asked her for the Jogi's cow, she could not refuse, but told the boy how to find it; and bidding him of all things not to be afraid of the eighteen thousand demons who kept watch and ward over the treasure, told him to be off before she became too angry at her daughter's foolishness in thus giving away so many good things.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	Queens	queen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	just	just	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
19	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	iobj	_	_
20	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	22	advmod	_	_
21	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
24	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	cop	_	_
25	delayed	delayed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
28	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
30	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	31	mark	_	_
31	reading	read	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obj	_	_
34	on	on	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	potsherd	potsherd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
38	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	conj	_	_
39	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	38	iobj	_	_
40	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	38	obj	_	_
41	in	in	ADP	IN	_	43	case	_	_
42	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	43	nmod:poss	_	_
43	stead	stead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	50	punct	_	_
45	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	50	mark	_	_
46	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	45	fixed	_	_
47	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	50	mark	_	_
48	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	49	det	_	_
49	lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	50	nsubj	_	_
50	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
51	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	53	det	_	_
52	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	53	amod	_	_
53	hag	hag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	's	's	PART	POS	_	53	case	_	_
55	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	50	obj	_	_
56	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	57	cc	_	_
57	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	50	conj	_	_
58	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	57	iobj	_	_
59	for	for	ADP	IN	_	63	case	_	_
60	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	61	det	_	_
61	Jogi	Jogi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	63	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	's	's	PART	POS	_	61	case	_	_
63	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	57	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
65	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	68	nsubj	_	_
66	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	68	aux	_	_
67	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	68	advmod	_	_
68	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	57	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
70	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	71	cc	_	_
71	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	68	conj	_	_
72	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	73	det	_	_
73	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	iobj	_	_
74	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	76	advmod	_	_
75	to	to	PART	TO	_	76	mark	_	_
76	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	71	xcomp	_	_
77	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	76	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	103	punct	_	_
79	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	103	cc	_	_
80	bidding	bid	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	103	ccomp	_	_
81	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	80	obj	_	_
82	of	of	ADP	IN	_	84	case	_	_
83	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	84	det	_	_
84	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	80	obl	_	_
85	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	88	advmod	_	_
86	to	to	PART	TO	_	88	mark	_	_
87	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	88	cop	_	_
88	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	84	amod	_	_
89	of	of	ADP	IN	_	93	case	_	_
90	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	93	det	_	_
91	eighteen	eighteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	92	compound	_	_
92	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	93	nummod	_	_
93	demons	demon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	88	obl	_	_
94	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	95	nsubj	_	_
95	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	93	acl:relcl	_	_
96	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	95	obj	_	_
97	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	98	cc	_	_
98	ward	ward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	96	conj	_	_
99	over	over	ADP	IN	_	101	case	_	_
100	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	101	det	_	_
101	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	95	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	80	punct	_	_
103	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
104	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	103	iobj	_	_
105	to	to	PART	TO	_	110	mark	_	_
106	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	110	cop	_	_
107	off	off	ADP	RP	_	106	compound:prt	_	_
108	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	110	mark	_	_
109	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	110	nsubj	_	_
110	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	103	ccomp	_	_
111	too	too	ADV	RB	_	112	advmod	_	_
112	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	110	xcomp	_	_
113	at	at	ADP	IN	_	117	case	_	_
114	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	115	nmod:poss	_	_
115	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	117	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
116	's	's	PART	POS	_	115	case	_	_
117	foolishness	foolishness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	112	obl	_	_
118	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	120	mark	_	_
119	thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	120	advmod	_	_
120	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	110	advcl	_	_
121	away	away	ADV	RB	_	120	advmod	_	_
122	so	so	ADV	RB	_	123	advmod	_	_
123	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	125	amod	_	_
124	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	125	amod	_	_
125	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	120	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
126	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the son of seven Queens |  |  |  |  | in the Princess; on the way | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on way=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | the son of seven Queens *not said here* |  | thirteen |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 3 | **come** | past | son |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | to-infinitive | son *not said here* |  |  |  |  | delayed *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **read** | gerund | thirteen | the message |  | the potsherd |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Topic |
| 6 | **give** | past | thirteen *not said here* | another | son | potsherd's stead |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient another=Theme |
| 7 | **reach** | past | the lad | the old hag's hut |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent hut=Theme |
| 8 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the lad *not said here* |  | thirteen |  |  | for the Jogi's cow | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 9 | **not** **refuse** | could | thirteen |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | thirteen *not said here* |  | the boy |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent boy=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 11 | **find** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | thirteen *not said here* | hut |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 12 | **bid** | gerund |  | lad |  |  |  | of all things | tree rules |
| 13 | **not** **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | of the thousand demons; afraid *property* | tree rules |
| 14 | **keep** | past | the thousand demons | watch and ward |  | the treasure |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent watch=Theme over treasure=Location |
| 15 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the son of seven Queens *not said here* |  | lad |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 16 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | thirteen |  |  |  |  | angry, become *property* | tree rules |
| 17 | **give away** | gerund | thirteen *not said here* | many good things |  |  |  | away, thus *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

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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:** «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.

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