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title: Here he found four fakirs whose teacher and master had died, and had… — Indian Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: Here he found four fakirs whose teacher and master had died, and had left four things,--a bed, which carried whoever sat on it whithersoever he wished to go; a bag, that gave its owner whatever he wanted, jewels, food, or clothes; a stone bowl that gave its owner as much water as he wanted, no matte
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# Indian Fairy Tales, Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 1, sentence 102

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Here he found four fakirs whose teacher and master had died, and had left four things,--a bed, which carried whoever sat on it whithersoever he wished to go; a bag, that gave its owner whatever he wanted, jewels, food, or clothes; a stone bowl that gave its owner as much water as he wanted, no matter how far he might be from a tank; and a stick and rope, to which its owner had only to say, if any one came to make war on him, "Stick, beat as many men and soldiers as are here," and the stick would beat them and the rope would tie them up.

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**Who acts:** son, teacher, four things, whoever, bag, stone bowl · **What happens:** find, die, leave, carry, sit, wish · **To what, where:** four fakirs, four things, owner, whatever, matter, tank · **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 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (son, teacher, four things, whoever), 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:pg7128:7:102
# text = Here he found four fakirs whose teacher and master had died, and had left four things,--a bed, which carried whoever sat on it whithersoever he wished to go; a bag, that gave its owner whatever he wanted, jewels, food, or clothes; a stone bowl that gave its owner as much water as he wanted, no matter how far he might be from a tank; and a stick and rope, to which its owner had only to say, if any one came to make war on him, "Stick, beat as many men and soldiers as are here," and the stick would beat them and the rope would tie them up.
1	Here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	fakirs	fakir	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	died	die	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
16	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	24	nsubj	_	_
24	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
25	whoever	whoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	26	nsubj	_	_
26	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	ccomp	_	_
27	on	on	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	obl	_	_
29	whithersoever	whithersoever	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
30	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	_
31	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	conj	_	_
32	to	to	PART	TO	_	33	mark	_	_
33	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	31	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
35	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
38	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	39	nsubj	_	_
39	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
40	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	41	nmod:poss	_	_
41	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	obj	_	_
42	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	44	obj	_	_
43	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	44	nsubj	_	_
44	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	39	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
46	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	44	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
48	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
50	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	51	cc	_	_
51	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	46	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	57	punct	_	_
53	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	55	det	_	_
54	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	compound	_	_
55	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	57	nsubj	_	_
56	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	57	nsubj	_	_
57	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
58	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	59	nmod:poss	_	_
59	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	57	obj	_	_
60	as	as	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
61	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	62	amod	_	_
62	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	57	obl	_	_
63	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	65	mark	_	_
64	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	65	nsubj	_	_
65	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	57	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
67	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	68	det	_	_
68	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	obl	_	_
69	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	70	advmod	_	_
70	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	76	advmod	_	_
71	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	76	nsubj	_	_
72	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	76	aux	_	_
73	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	76	cop	_	_
74	from	from	ADP	IN	_	76	case	_	_
75	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
76	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	80	punct	_	_
78	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	80	cc	_	_
79	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	80	det	_	_
80	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
81	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	82	cc	_	_
82	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	91	punct	_	_
84	to	to	ADP	IN	_	85	case	_	_
85	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	91	obl	_	_
86	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	87	nmod:poss	_	_
87	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	91	nsubj	_	_
88	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	91	aux	_	_
89	only	only	ADV	RB	_	91	advmod	_	_
90	to	to	PART	TO	_	91	mark	_	_
91	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	80	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	96	punct	_	_
93	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	96	mark	_	_
94	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	95	det	_	_
95	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	96	nsubj	_	_
96	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	91	parataxis	_	_
97	to	to	PART	TO	_	98	mark	_	_
98	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	96	xcomp	_	_
99	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	98	obj	_	_
100	on	on	ADP	IN	_	101	case	_	_
101	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	98	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	104	punct	_	_
103	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	104	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
104	Stick	stick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	96	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
105	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	106	punct	_	_
106	beat	beat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	104	conj	_	_
107	as	as	ADV	RB	_	108	advmod	_	_
108	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	109	amod	_	_
109	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	106	obj	_	_
110	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	111	cc	_	_
111	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	109	conj	_	_
112	as	as	ADP	IN	_	114	case	_	_
113	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	114	cop	_	_
114	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	106	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	104	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
116	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	104	punct	_	_
117	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	121	cc	_	_
118	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	119	det	_	_
119	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	121	nsubj	_	_
120	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	121	aux	_	_
121	beat	beat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	91	conj	_	_
122	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	121	obj	_	_
123	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	127	cc	_	_
124	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	125	det	_	_
125	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	127	nsubj	_	_
126	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	127	aux	_	_
127	tie	tie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	121	conj	_	_
128	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	127	obj	_	_
129	up	up	ADP	RP	_	127	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
130	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | son | four fakirs |  | here |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fakir=Topic |
| 2 | **die** | past · perfect | teacher and master |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **leave** | past · perfect | son *not said here* | four things  a bed |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 4 | **carry** | past | four things  a bed |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **sit** | past | whoever |  |  |  |  | on Teacher | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on it=Location |
| 6 | **wish** | past | son |  |  |  |  | whithersoever *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 7 | **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | son *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 8 | **give** | past | a bag | Teacher's owner |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent owner=Theme |
| 9 | **want** | past | son | whatever |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent whatever=Theme jewel=Attribute |
| 10 | **give** | past | a stone bowl | Teacher's owner |  |  |  | as much water | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent owner=Theme |
| 11 | **want** | past | son | no matter |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 12 | **is** *not said to happen* | might | son |  |  | a tank |  | far *property* | tree rules |
| 13 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Teacher's owner |  | a stick and rope |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to which=Recipient |
| 14 | **come** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | any one |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 15 | **make** | to-infinitive | any one *not said here* | war |  |  |  | on son | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset war=Product |
| 16 | **stick** *in a quote* | infinitive | any one *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 17 | **beat** *in a quote* | infinitive | any one *not said here* | many men and soldiers |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location man=Theme |
| 18 | **is** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | here *property* | tree rules |
| 19 | **beat** | would | the stick | jewels *= jewel* |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location they=Theme |
| 20 | **tie up** | would | the rope | jewels *= jewel* |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

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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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