The story disclosed that adults realize a long service is hard for a small boy to sit through, but exercising self-restraint and participating in communal rituals bring praise and acceptance from the community.
( ( ( ( ( ( The story ) ( disclosed ( that ( adults ( realize ( ( a ( long service ) ) ( ( is ( hard ( for ( a ( small boy ) ) ) ) ) ( to ( sit through ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) but ) ( ( ( ( exercising self-restraint ) and ) ( participating ( in ( communal rituals ) ) ) ) ( ( bring ( ( praise and ) acceptance ) ) ( from ( the community ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN story)) (VP (VBD disclosed) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NNS adults)) (VP (VBP realize) (SBAR (S (NP (DT a) (JJ long) (NN service)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJ hard) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT a) (JJ small) (NN boy)))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB sit) (PRT (RP through))))))))))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (S (VP (VP (VBG exercising) (NP (NN self-restraint))) (CC and) (VP (VBG participating) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ communal) (NNS rituals)))))) (VP (VBP bring) (NP (NN praise) (CC and) (NN acceptance)) (PP (IN from) (NP (DT the) (NN community))))) (. .)))
A small boy has difficulties sitting through a long service due to his attention span.
( ( A ( small boy ) ) ( ( has ( difficulties ( sitting ( through ( ( a ( long service ) ) ( due ( to ( his ( attention span ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (JJ small) (NN boy)) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (NP (NNS difficulties)) (VP (VBG sitting) (PP (IN through) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ long) (NN service)) (ADJP (JJ due) (PP (TO to) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN attention) (NN span))))))))) (. .)))