Russian Folk-Tales, The Rich Brother and the Poor Brother: the henchmen in the drum settle the quarrel

Tests: 3 of 14 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1101 of the books course of Mova's primary school, as Mova's small model took its tests: it had read this lesson and the ones before it and learned from their exercises. Each test shows the options in the order the student saw them, its choice, the right answer, the score of every option and why it chose.

Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: the lesson's questions in the corpora.

Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, why'd the oxen just flop and refuse to get up?

1. cause they got no water — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. cause nobody gave 'em water or grub — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. cause nobody fed 'em — score 2
4. cause they're lazy — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 349, line 16: «Why the horse is wronged: the miser says he will "turn him out to shift for himself."», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «horse» (+6). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

so what did the poor dude beat the oxen with, no cap?

1. a big ol' stick, like a totally sick, bruh move — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. a stick, like a total whack move — ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. a stick, like a total whack move he pulled off — score 4
4. a stick, like a dope move — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 246, line 15: «Old word: "quell" meant to put down or crush, as with a rebellion; today we say stop it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «crush» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «old word» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the oxen make any noise when he whacked 'em?

1. yep, a few moos, bro — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, loads — no support
3. nah, one loud moo — no support
4. nope, not one grunt, zero — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, why'd the poor bro run straight to his bro's crib?

1. to tell his bro the oxen were duds, so he'd have to help — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. to tell him the oxen died — no support
3. to tell him the oxen were duds and he was mad — no support
4. to tell him the oxen were duds — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

wait, what did he bring along, the drum or a boombox?

1. a big drum with a bunch of henchmen tucked inside — no support
2. the drum with the henchmen inside — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -4
3. the flute and some henchmen — no support
4. the drum with the henchmen inside, all hidden — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1079, line 2: «Every word she speaks now brings a snake or a toad out of her mouth.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «word» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the rich bro think the oxen got bad water?

1. nah, he thought it was sick, lol — no support
2. yeah, he figured foul water had done it, lol — no support
3. yeah, he figured foul water, lol — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, he figured it was foul water, bro, that's the vibe — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 774, line 10: «The "Water of Life" is water from a well that can make the sick king well again.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same doer «water» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the rich dude threaten, like a boss move?

1. throw the poor bro in a pit — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. hang the poor bro on a gallows — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. hang the poor bro on a gallows, no mercy, bro — no support
4. hang the poor bro on a gallows right in the square — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

so who came out to help beat up the rich dude?

1. the henchmen from the drum — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. the henchmen from inside the drum, all of them at once — score 4
3. the henchmen from the drum with clubs — score 7
4. the henchmen from the barn — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1101, line 17: «Why the henchmen come out: the poor brother says, "Henchmen, henchmen! out of the drum," to punish the rich pair.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come out» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «henchmen» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, did the rich guy beg for mercy at the end?

1. nah, he just screamed for help — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, he begged and yelled let me off alive, no joke — no support
3. yeah, he yelled let me off alive — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, he yelled let me off alive, bro, please — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the henchmen do when told to go back?

1. they vanished straight into the drum like magic, bro — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. they vanished straight back into the drum and sealed it — score 5
3. they vanished straight into the drum — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. they jumped straight into the drum — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1101, line 19: «The ending: the poor brother sends the henchmen back, and they "disappeared immediately," then the brothers go home richer.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «henchmen» (+3); the same action «disappear» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

so did the brothers chill after all that drama?

1. yep, they lived happily ever after — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. yep, they lived happily ever after, the end, no more drama — score 3
3. yep, they lived happily ever after with lots of food — score 3
4. yep, they lived quite happily — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1022, line 1: «Eliza's brothers tell her they live in a far land and can visit home only once a year.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «live» (+2); the same doer «brothers» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

how'd they eat if they never sowed no wheat?

1. they had lots and lots to eat from the ram — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. they had heaps of bread — no support
3. they had lots and lots to eat — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. they had lots and lots to eat from a big sack of grain — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

dude, what's a kazka anyway, like a story?

1. nah, a sort of prayer — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, a tall tale for grownups — no support
3. yeah, a tale for the kids told at bedtime — no support
4. yeah, a tale for the kids — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It could not read the question into a frame, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, what did the narrator drink, mead or what?

1. tea, lol — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. mead and ale, lol — score 5
3. wine, lol — score 5
4. mead and beer, lol — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 771, line 15: «The raven says "I am by birth a king's daughter", and warns the man not to eat or drink in the old woman's house.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «man» (+3); the same action «drink» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

What animals did the poor brother take out to the plough?

1. the oxen — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. the mules — score 5
3. the goats — score 5
4. the ram — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 2, line 22: «Old words in today's English: "alas" = sadly, "ventured" = dared, "set to work" = got busy, "leave off" = stop, "curious" = strange (and also wanting to know).», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old words» (+3); the same action «leave off» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

By what means did the poor brother attempt to rouse the oxen?

1. by beating them hard with a stick — score 2
2. by kicking — no support
3. by beating them with a stick — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. by shouting — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1101, line 2: «The oxen will not stand, so he beats them, spits at them, and runs to his rich brother.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «beat» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What cause did the rich brother propose for the oxen's sickness?

1. rotten hay, which spoiled their blood — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. foul water, which had gone sour and made their blood stagnant — no support
3. foul water, which made their blood stagnant — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. foul water, which made their blood stagnant and thick — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

How did the henchmen respond when commanded to return to the drum?

1. they disappeared immediately — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
2. they vanished at once — score 5
3. they disappeared immediately, one by one, into the drum — score 11
4. they disappeared immediately into the drum again — score 11

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 11, tied with another option at 11 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1101, line 19: «The ending: the poor brother sends the henchmen back, and they "disappeared immediately," then the brothers go home richer.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «disappear» (+3); the same doer «henchmen» (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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