--- title: When the Wolf ran away, Da-gye the Sheep and Pen-dzong the Goat were… — Folk tales from Tibet · tree and pragmatics description: When the Wolf ran away, Da-gye the Sheep and Pen-dzong the Goat were so elated that they could not refrain from vaingloriously galloping after him until they saw him dive hastily into his earth some distance away; they then sat themselves down at the mouth of the hole and remained there for some tim --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/12/5/) [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/) / [Folk tales from Tibet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/) / [The Story of How the Hare Made a Fool…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/12/) / 5 # Folk tales from Tibet, The Story of How the Hare Made a Fool of the Wolf., sentence 5 When the Wolf ran away, Da-gye the Sheep and Pen-dzong the Goat were so elated that they could not refrain from vaingloriously galloping after him until they saw him dive hastily into his earth some distance away; they then sat themselves down at the mouth of the hole and remained there for some time chaffing the Wolf and telling him to hurry up and come out to be skinned, whilst the foolish Wolf lay cowering and trembling within. **Who acts:** Wolf, Sheep, foolish Wolf · **What happens:** run away, elate, not refrain, gallop, see, dive · **To what, where:** Da gye, Wolf, Sheep, mouth · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Folk tales from Tibet» by William Frederick Travers, Sir O'Connor, The Story of How the Hare Made a Fool of the Wolf.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Wolf, Sheep, foolish Wolf), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg75000:12:5 # text = When the Wolf ran away, Da-gye the Sheep and Pen-dzong the Goat were so elated that they could not refrain from vaingloriously galloping after him until they saw him dive hastily into his earth some distance away; they then sat themselves down at the mouth of the hole and remained there for some time chaffing the Wolf and telling him to hurry up and come out to be skinned, whilst the foolish Wolf lay cowering and trembling within. 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 Wolf Wolf PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 away away ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 Da Da PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 gye gye NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 Sheep Sheep PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 appos _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 13 Pen Penn PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 14 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 dzong dzong NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 conj _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 Goat Goat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 conj _ _ 18 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 aux:pass _ _ 19 so so ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ 20 elated elate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ 21 that that SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 22 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 23 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 24 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 25 advmod _ _ 25 refrain refrain VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 20 advcl _ _ 26 from from SCONJ IN _ 28 mark _ _ 27 vaingloriously vaingloriously ADV RB _ 28 advmod _ _ 28 galloping gallop VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 25 advcl _ _ 29 after after ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 30 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 obl _ _ 31 until until SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 32 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 33 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 35 advcl _ _ 34 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 obj _ _ 35 dive dive VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 28 parataxis _ _ 36 hastily hastily ADV RB _ 35 advmod _ _ 37 into into ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 39 nmod:poss _ _ 39 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obl _ _ 40 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 41 det _ _ 41 distance distance NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 nsubj _ _ 42 away away ADV RB _ 36 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 43 ; ; PUNCT : _ 46 punct _ _ 44 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 45 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 46 advmod _ _ 46 sat sit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 47 themselves themselves PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 46 obj _ _ 48 down down ADP RP _ 46 compound:prt _ _ 49 at at ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 51 mouth mouth NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obl _ _ 52 of of ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 hole hole NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 nmod _ _ 55 and and CCONJ CC _ 56 cc _ _ 56 remained remain VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 conj _ _ 57 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 56 advmod _ _ 58 for for ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 59 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 60 det _ _ 60 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obl _ _ 61 chaffing chaff VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 56 advcl _ _ 62 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 63 det _ _ 63 Wolf Wolf PROPN NNP Number=Sing 61 obj _ _ 64 and and CCONJ CC _ 65 cc _ _ 65 telling tell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 61 conj _ _ 66 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 65 iobj _ _ 67 to to PART TO _ 68 mark _ _ 68 hurry hurry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 65 xcomp _ _ 69 up up ADP RP _ 68 compound:prt _ _ 70 and and CCONJ CC _ 71 cc _ _ 71 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 68 conj _ _ 72 out out ADV RB _ 71 advmod _ _ 73 to to PART TO _ 75 mark _ _ 74 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 75 cop _ _ 75 skinned skinned ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 71 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 76 , , PUNCT , _ 81 punct _ _ 77 whilst whilst SCONJ IN _ 81 mark _ _ 78 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 80 det _ _ 79 foolish foolish ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 80 amod _ _ 80 Wolf Wolf PROPN NNP Number=Sing 81 nsubj _ _ 81 lay lie VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 56 conj _ _ 82 cowering cower VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 81 xcomp _ _ 83 and and CCONJ CC _ 84 cc _ _ 84 trembling tremble VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 82 conj _ _ 85 within within ADP IN _ 82 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 86 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **run away** | past | the Wolf | | | | | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **elate** | past · passive | the Wolf *not said here* | Da gye | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» | | 3 | **not** **refrain** | could | Sheep | | | | | | vn refrain-69 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **gallop** | gerund | Sheep *not said here* | | | | after Wolf | vaingloriously *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **see** | past | Sheep | Wolf | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | | 6 | **dive** | infinitive | | | | | | hastily *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 7 | **sit down** | past | Sheep | Sheep | | the mouth of the hole | then | | tree rules | | 8 | **remain** | past | Sheep *not said here* | | | there | time | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **chaff** | gerund | Sheep *not said here* | the Wolf | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | Sheep *not said here* | | Wolf | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 11 | **hurry up** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Sheep *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 12 | **come out** | infinitive | Sheep *not said here* | | | | | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient | | 13 | **is** | to-infinitive | Sheep *not said here* | | | | | skinned *property* | tree rules | | 14 | **lie** | past | the foolish Wolf | | | | | | tree rules | | 15 | **cower** | gerund | the foolish Wolf *not said here* | | | | | | vn body\_internal\_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 16 | **tremble** | gerund | the foolish Wolf *not said here* | | | | | | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=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:** «Folk tales from Tibet» by William Frederick Travers, Sir O'Connor, Project Gutenberg book 75000 (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 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/12/4/) - next →: [sentence 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/12/6/) - ↑ back to [The Story of How the Hare Made a Fool of the Wolf.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/12/)