--- title: Now when the old hag saw this, and heard how the lad wanted the mill… — Indian Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Now when the old hag saw this, and heard how the lad wanted the million-fold rice which ripens in a single night, she fell into the most furious rage, but being terribly afraid of her daughter, she controlled herself, and bade the boy go and find the field guarded by eighteen millions of demons, war --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/19/52/) [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 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/19/) / 52 # Indian Fairy Tales, Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 13, sentence 52 Now when the old hag saw this, and heard how the lad wanted the million-fold rice which ripens in a single night, she fell into the most furious rage, but being terribly afraid of her daughter, she controlled herself, and bade the boy go and find the field guarded by eighteen millions of demons, warning him on no account to look back after having plucked the tallest spike of rice, which grew in the centre. **Who acts:** old hag, lad, fold rice, hag, bade, rice · **What happens:** see, hear, want, ripen, fall, be · **To what, where:** this, fold rice, furious rage, hag, field, lad · **Speech:** someone speaks here 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 (old hag, lad, fold rice, hag), 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:pg7128:19:52 # text = Now when the old hag saw this, and heard how the lad wanted the million-fold rice which ripens in a single night, she fell into the most furious rage, but being terribly afraid of her daughter, she controlled herself, and bade the boy go and find the field guarded by eighteen millions of demons, warning him on no account to look back after having plucked the tallest spike of rice, which grew in the centre. 1 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 6 advmod _ _ 2 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 6 advmod _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 hag hag NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 11 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 14 advmod _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 lad lad NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 14 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 ccomp _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 16 million million NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 18 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 fold fold NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 compound _ _ 19 rice rice NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ 20 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 21 nsubj _ _ 21 ripens ripen VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 acl:relcl _ _ 22 in in ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 23 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 24 single single ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 amod _ _ 25 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 27 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 28 fell fall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 29 into into ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 31 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 32 advmod _ _ 32 furious furious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 amod _ _ 33 rage rage NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 35 but but CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 36 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 38 cop _ _ 37 terribly terribly ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 38 afraid afraid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 28 advcl _ _ 39 of of ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 41 nmod:poss _ _ 41 daughter daughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 43 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj _ _ 44 controlled control VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 38 conj _ _ 45 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 44 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 46 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 47 and and CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 48 bade bade NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 nsubj _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 nsubj _ _ 51 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 parataxis _ _ 52 and and CCONJ CC _ 53 cc _ _ 53 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 51 conj _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 field field NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 obj _ _ 56 guarded guard VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 55 acl _ _ 57 by by ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 58 eighteen eighteen NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 59 nummod _ _ 59 millions million NOUN NNS Number=Plur 56 obl _ _ 60 of of ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 61 demons demon NOUN NNS Number=Plur 59 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 62 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 63 warning warn VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 53 advcl _ _ 64 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 63 obj _ _ 65 on on ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 66 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 67 det _ _ 67 account account NOUN NN Number=Sing 63 obl _ _ 68 to to PART TO _ 69 mark _ _ 69 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 63 advcl _ _ 70 back back ADV RB _ 69 advmod _ _ 71 after after SCONJ IN _ 72 mark _ _ 72 having have VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 69 advcl _ _ 73 plucked pluck VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 72 xcomp _ _ 74 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 76 det _ _ 75 tallest tall ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 76 amod _ _ 76 spike spike NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 obj _ _ 77 of of ADP IN _ 78 case _ _ 78 rice rice NOUN NN Number=Sing 76 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 79 , , PUNCT , _ 81 punct _ _ 80 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 81 nsubj _ _ 81 grew grow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 78 acl:relcl _ _ 82 in in ADP IN _ 84 case _ _ 83 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 84 det _ _ 84 centre centre NOUN NN Number=Sing 81 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 85 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | the old hag | this | | | now | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer this=Stimulus | | 2 | **hear** | past | the old hag *not said here* | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **want** | past | the lad | the fold rice | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot rice=Theme | | 4 | **ripen** | present | the fold rice | | | | night | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 5 | **fall** | past | hag | | | | | into the furious rage *result* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into rage=Result | | 6 | **is** | gerund | hag *not said here* | | | | | of hag's daughter; afraid, terribly *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **control** | past | hag | hag | | | | | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herself=Theme | | 8 | **go** | infinitive | bade | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **find** | infinitive | bade *not said here* | the field | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent field=Topic | | 10 | **guard** | participle | | the field *not said here* | | | | by eighteen millions of demons | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent | | 11 | **warn** *speech: warn* | gerund | bade *not said here* | | lad | | | on no account | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Recipient on account=Topic | | 12 | **look back** | to-infinitive | bade *not said here* | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 13 | **have** | gerund | bade *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 14 | **pluck** | participle | bade *not said here* | the tallest spike of rice | | | | | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spike=Patient | | 15 | **grow** | past | rice | | | the centre | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in centre=Location | | 16 | **spike** | | rice | | | | | | nom spike «event intransitive»: of=agent | 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 51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/19/51/) - next →: [sentence 53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/19/53/) - ↑ back to [Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/19/)