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title: When the Prince saw how different the wolf looked when he had finish… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: When the Prince saw how different the wolf looked when he had finished his meal, he said to him, ‘Now, my friend, since you have eaten up my horse, and I have such a long way to go, that, with the best will in the world, I couldn’t manage it on foot, the least you can do for me is to act as my horse
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# The Green Fairy Book, The Golden Mermaid, sentence 13

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When the Prince saw how different the wolf looked when he had finished his meal, he said to him, ‘Now, my friend, since you have eaten up my horse, and I have such a long way to go, that, with the best will in the world, I couldn’t manage it on foot, the least you can do for me is to act as my horse and to take me on your back.’

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**Who acts:** Prince, wolf, father, you, I, least · **What happens:** see, look, finish, say, eat up, have · **To what, where:** meal, horse, long way, way, foot, me · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Golden Mermaid. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Prince, wolf, father, you), 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:pg7277:52:13
# text = When the Prince saw how different the wolf looked when he had finished his meal, he said to him, ‘Now, my friend, since you have eaten up my horse, and I have such a long way to go, that, with the best will in the world, I couldn’t manage it on foot, the least you can do for me is to act as my horse and to take me on your back.’
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	finished	finish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
22	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	26	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
28	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	31	mark	_	_
29	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	_
30	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	aux	_	_
31	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	18	advcl	_	_
32	up	up	ADP	RP	_	31	compound:prt	_	_
33	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	34	nmod:poss	_	_
34	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
36	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	38	cc	_	_
37	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	38	nsubj	_	_
38	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	parataxis	_	_
39	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	42	det:predet	_	_
40	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
41	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	42	amod	_	_
42	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	obj	_	_
43	to	to	PART	TO	_	44	mark	_	_
44	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	42	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
46	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	51	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
48	with	with	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
49	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	51	det	_	_
50	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	51	amod	_	_
51	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	38	advcl	_	_
52	in	in	ADP	IN	_	54	case	_	_
53	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	54	det	_	_
54	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
56	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	59	nsubj	_	_
57	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	59	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	n’t	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	59	advmod	_	_
59	manage	manage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	38	conj	_	_
60	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	59	obj	_	_
61	on	on	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
62	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
64	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
65	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	68	nsubj	_	_
66	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	68	nsubj	_	_
67	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	68	aux	_	_
68	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	73	advcl	_	_
69	for	for	ADP	IN	_	70	case	_	_
70	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	68	obl	_	_
71	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	73	cop	_	_
72	to	to	PART	TO	_	73	mark	_	_
73	act	act	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	ccomp	_	_
74	as	as	ADP	IN	_	76	case	_	_
75	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	76	nmod:poss	_	_
76	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	obl	_	_
77	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	79	cc	_	_
78	to	to	PART	TO	_	79	mark	_	_
79	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	73	conj	_	_
80	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	79	obj	_	_
81	on	on	ADP	IN	_	83	case	_	_
82	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	83	nmod:poss	_	_
83	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	73	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	73	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | the Prince |  |  |  |  | different *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **look** | past | the wolf |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **finish** | past · perfect | father | father's meal |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector meal=Eventuality |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | father |  | horse |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 5 | **eat up** | present · perfect | you | my horse |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Patient |
| 6 | **have** | present | I | such long way |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Patient |
| 7 | **go** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | such long way *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 8 | **not** **manage** | could | I | way |  | foot |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.predicate»: agent=Agent it=Theme on foot=Eventuality |
| 9 | **do** | can | the least |  |  |  |  | for me | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | as my horse; act *property* | tree rules |
| 11 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | me |  | your back |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent i=Theme on back=Destination |

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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:** «The Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 7277 (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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