--- title: So I soon saw that by selling the chickens I could buy a cow, and th… — Folk tales from Tibet · tree and pragmatics description: So I soon saw that by selling the chickens I could buy a cow, and that later on by selling the cow and her calf, I could get a wife and set up a house of my own, and that presently we should have a child; and I was thinking to myself how I should keep my child in order, and if it was naughty I shoul --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/7/37/) [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 the Foolish Young Mussulm…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/7/) / 37 # Folk tales from Tibet, The Story of the Foolish Young Mussulman., sentence 37 So I soon saw that by selling the chickens I could buy a cow, and that later on by selling the cow and her calf, I could get a wife and set up a house of my own, and that presently we should have a child; and I was thinking to myself how I should keep my child in order, and if it was naughty I should be obliged to stamp my foot very firmly, in order to show it that I was not to be trifled with.” **Who acts:** I, that, child · **What happens:** see, sell, buy, get, set up, have · **To what, where:** chickens, cow, wife, house, child, myself · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Folk tales from Tibet» by William Frederick Travers, Sir O'Connor, The Story of the Foolish Young Mussulman.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (I, that, child), 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:pg75000:7:37 # text = So I soon saw that by selling the chickens I could buy a cow, and that later on by selling the cow and her calf, I could get a wife and set up a house of my own, and that presently we should have a child; and I was thinking to myself how I should keep my child in order, and if it was naughty I should be obliged to stamp my foot very firmly, in order to show it that I was not to be trifled with.” 1 So so ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 2 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 4 advmod _ _ 4 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 6 by by SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 7 selling sell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 chickens chicken NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ 10 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 11 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 buy buy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 acl:relcl _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 cow cow NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 17 that that SCONJ IN _ 21 mark _ _ 18 later late ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 21 advmod _ _ 19 on on ADP RP _ 18 compound:prt _ _ 20 by by SCONJ IN _ 21 mark _ _ 21 selling sell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 30 advcl _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 cow cow NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obj _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 25 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ _ 26 calf calf NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 28 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 29 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ _ 30 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 31 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obj _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 34 set set VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 30 conj _ _ 35 up up ADP RP _ 34 compound:prt _ _ 36 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obj _ _ 38 of of ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 43 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 47 nsubj _ _ 44 presently presently ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ _ 45 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 46 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 47 aux _ _ 47 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 48 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 50 ; ; PUNCT : _ 54 punct _ _ 51 and and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 52 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 54 nsubj _ _ 53 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 54 aux _ _ 54 thinking think VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 conj _ _ 55 to to ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 56 myself myself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 54 obl _ _ 57 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 60 advmod _ _ 58 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 60 nsubj _ _ 59 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 60 aux _ _ 60 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 54 advcl _ _ 61 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 62 nmod:poss _ _ 62 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 obj _ _ 63 in in ADP IN _ 64 case _ _ 64 order order NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 65 , , PUNCT , _ 74 punct _ _ 66 and and CCONJ CC _ 74 cc _ _ 67 if if SCONJ IN _ 70 mark _ _ 68 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 70 nsubj _ _ 69 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 70 cop _ _ 70 naughty naughty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 74 advcl _ _ 71 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 74 nsubj _ _ 72 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 74 aux _ _ 73 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 74 aux:pass _ _ 74 obliged oblige VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ 75 to to PART TO _ 76 mark _ _ 76 stamp stamp VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 74 xcomp _ _ 77 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 78 nmod:poss _ _ 78 foot foot NOUN NN Number=Sing 76 obj _ _ 79 very very ADV RB _ 80 advmod _ _ 80 firmly firmly ADV RB _ 76 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 81 , , PUNCT , _ 85 punct _ _ 82 in in SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 85 mark _ _ 83 order order NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 fixed _ _ 84 to to PART TO _ 85 mark _ _ 85 show show VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 76 conj _ _ 86 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 85 obj _ _ 87 that that SCONJ IN _ 93 mark _ _ 88 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 93 nsubj _ _ 89 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 93 cop _ _ 90 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 93 advmod _ _ 91 to to PART TO _ 93 mark _ _ 92 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 93 aux:pass _ _ 93 trifled trifle VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 85 ccomp _ _ 94 with with ADP IN _ 93 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 95 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 96 ” " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | I | | | | | soon *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **sell** | gerund | I *not said here* | the chickens | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chicken=Theme | | 3 | **buy** | could | I | a cow | | | | | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cow=Theme | | 4 | **sell** | gerund | I *not said here* | the cow and cow's calf | | | | late *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cow=Theme | | 5 | **get** | could | I | a wife | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wife=Stimulus | | 6 | **set up** | infinitive | I *not said here* | a house of my own | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient house=Result | | 7 | **have** | should | that | a child | | | | we *nsubj*; presently *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient | | 8 | **think** *speech: other* | past · progressive | I | | myself | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **keep** | should | I | my child | | order | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent child=Theme in order=Location | | 10 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | child | | | | | naughty *property* | tree rules | | 11 | **oblige** | should · passive | | I | | | | | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result | | 12 | **stamp** | to-infinitive | | my foot | | | | firmly *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent foot=Destination | | 13 | **show** | to-infinitive | | child | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent it=Recipient clause=Topic | | 14 | **not** **is** | past · passive | | I | | | | trifle *property* | tree rules | 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 36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/7/36/) - next →: [sentence 38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/7/38/) - ↑ back to [The Story of the Foolish Young Mussulman.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/7/)