--- title: So the Hare pointed out to him the tree where the Raven’s nest was,… — Folk tales from Tibet · tree and pragmatics description: So the Hare pointed out to him the tree where the Raven’s nest was, and the Boy ran off to get the eggs, after first asking the Hare to take charge of the Sheep for him while he was away. Who acts: Hare, tree, Boy. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Hare, tree, Boy), 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:pg75000:2:45 # text = So the Hare pointed out to him the tree where the Raven’s nest was, and the Boy ran off to get the eggs, after first asking the Hare to take charge of the Sheep for him while he was away. 1 So so ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 Hare Hare PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 pointed point VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 out out ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 10 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 15 advmod _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 Raven Raven PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ’s 's PART POS _ 12 case _ _ 14 nest nest NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 15 was be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 Boy Boy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ _ 20 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 21 off off ADP RP _ 20 compound:prt _ _ 22 to to PART TO _ 23 mark _ _ 23 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 20 advcl _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 eggs egg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 27 after after SCONJ IN _ 29 mark _ _ 28 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 29 advmod _ _ 29 asking ask VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 20 advcl _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 Hare Hare PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 obj _ _ 32 to to PART TO _ 33 mark _ _ 33 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 29 xcomp _ _ 34 charge charge NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obj _ _ 35 of of ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 Sheep sheep NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 nmod _ _ 38 for for ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 39 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 obl _ _ 40 while while SCONJ IN _ 43 mark _ _ 41 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 42 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 43 cop _ _ 43 away away ADV RB _ 33 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **point out** | past | the Hare | | Brother | | | | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient | | 2 | **be** | past | the tree | | | | | the Raven's nest *nsubj* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **run off** | past | the Boy | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **get** | to-infinitive | the Boy *not said here* | the eggs | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer egg=Stimulus | | 5 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | the Boy *not said here* | | the Hare | | | first *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent hare=Recipient clause=Topic | | 6 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the Boy *not said here* | charge of the Sheep | | | | for Boy | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent charge=Theme for he=Beneficiary | | 7 | **is** | past | tree | | | | | away *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **charge** | | | the Sheep | | | | | nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient | 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 44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/2/44/) - next →: [sentence 46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/2/46/) - ↑ back to [How the Hare Got His Split Lip.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/2/)