Fairy Book, The Rover of the Plain, part 34: a proud king's magic is ruined, and a bride asks for a buffalo

Tests: 3 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1168 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 ✗

bro, the rats totally chewed the magic cornet into scraps, that's so sad

1. fr, the cellar wrecked it, lowkey tragic — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. no way, the mice did it, rough — no support
3. fr, the cellar was damp so the rats got in and wrecked everything, lowkey tragic — no support
4. ok, the rats chewed it, so unlucky — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 30, line 13: «The Rat, chewing a straw: «did I overhear you say something about "we," and "start," and "this afternoon?"»», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «chew» (+3); the same doer «rat» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, so the king just got the crown cause his magic was stronger?

1. nah, it was a trick, he cheated — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. yeah, the old king looked at him and was like, fine, your magic is stronger, take the crown — score 4
3. yeah, the old king was like, you win, take it — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. nah, jack had a bunch of soldiers and the old king got scared and ran off to the hills — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1086, line 19: «Old words: "cloaths" is the old spelling of clothes, and "a brat" was then a rude word for a child.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old words» (+3); the same thing acted on «rude word» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the bride just ask for a buffalo instead of her sisters??

1. nah, she asked for the buffalo and the whole herd of oxen too, she was so extra about it all — ← Mova's choice · score 10
2. yep, the buffalo, the Rover of the Plain, because her sisters were just too lazy to help out — no support
3. yep, the Rover of the Plain, she was so extra — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah, she asked for the horse instead — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 10, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1168, line 5: «At the wedding the bride asks for the buffalo, the Rover of the Plain, and later pretends to lose a necklace so she can go back for him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same action «ask» (+3); the same doer «bride» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

how much did the dude pay for her, like, in real money?

1. a handful of gold pieces, mad expensive — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. a few coins, cheap — score -1
3. a bag of silver, pretty pricey — score -1
4. two oxen, kinda a lot — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -1, tied with another option at -1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 134, line 12: «Why the Old Woman refuses to pay: she argues that she is "blinder than ever", because now she cannot see any furniture in her house.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+3). Against it: the same circumstance (-1); the same action «pay» (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl the cellar part was so depressing, right?

1. ngl, the rats were the real villains — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. fr, the cellar was dark and gross — no support
3. fr, the sons were so cringe about Jack being poor — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. ngl, it was sad — 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, the sons were ashamed Jack was a poor boy??

1. nah, they were proud of it and told everyone the story, the old farm, the cornet, all of it — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. yeah, they acted like it was cringe, so petty — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. yeah, they acted like it was cringe, so petty, even though he built the whole family's fortune — score 2
4. nah, they laughed about it, kinda mean — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1146, line 15: «Ian tells the French king a "tale so pitiful" that the royal family comes down to the shore to see the wreck.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same doer «ian» (+3); the same thing acted on «tale» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

did the husband catch the buffalo following them home?

1. nah, he didn't see it at all, he was oblivious — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. nah, he didn't see it, but his wife did and she kept quiet about it the whole walk home — score 1
3. yeah, he turned around and gasped — no support
4. nah, he was too busy talking — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1122, line 2: «He sees she has grown old from her long search, so he gives her fine clothes, and she washes her face and grows young again.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «husband» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

why did the bride say she dropped her necklace?

1. it was a fake excuse, she really wanted the buffalo to come home with her, so sneaky — score 1
2. it was a cover, she wanted him — score 1
3. it was a fake excuse, she wanted the buffalo, sneaky — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. she lied, she wanted the cow — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1168, line 11: «Why: the bride wanted the buffalo because "he alone shall serve me," so she refused her sisters and the other children.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, why was the buffalo such a big deal to her?

1. he's her friend, she loves him — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. he's her cow, she wanted him — no support
3. he's her boy, she wanted him to serve her — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. he's her boy, she grew up with him, and she wanted him to serve her and guard the new home — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1168, line 11: «Why: the bride wanted the buffalo because "he alone shall serve me," so she refused her sisters and the other children.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «king» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

how did the village react when the couple walked back in?

1. they all stared, kinda creepy — no support
2. they came out quietly, kinda awkward — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. they all came out shouting welcome, it was wild — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. they all came out into the road shouting welcome and throwing flowers, it was honestly a wild scene — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 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 612, line 13: «The sign: Gray Brother waits on a rock, so Mowgli can see him "as I come out of the village".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come out» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the old king's ruined magic was just rats and rocks at the end?

1. yup, the bag had broken stone, the table fell apart — ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. yup, the bag had broken stone and the table fell apart when he touched it, the magic was totally gone — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. yup, the bag was empty, table gone — no support
4. yup, the bag had dust, the table broke — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1168, line 3: «The treasures are ruined: the table falls apart, the rats have gnawed the cornet, and the bag holds only broken stone.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «fall apart» (+4); the same doer «table» (+2); the same property (+1). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which object did the bride specifically request from her parents as her personal servant?

1. the buffalo known as the Rover of the Plain, along with all of the herd that followed him — score 0
2. the buffalo known as the Rover of the Plain — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. the horse known as the Wind of the East — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. the great black buffalo known as the Rover of the Plain, who was her family's prize animal — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 177, line 19: «Old word: a "eunuch" was a male servant who guarded the women's rooms; today this word is rarely used at all.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the condition under which the old king surrendered his sceptre to Jack?

1. the open acknowledgement before all the court that Jack's magic was greater than his own — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the proof, shown before all the lords and guards, that Jack's magic was greater than his — no support
3. the recognition that Jack's magic was greater — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the knowledge that Jack's cornet was stronger — 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

At what location did the foolish king conceal the magic objects that the founder had preserved?

1. a dark and damp cellar deep beneath the palace, far from any visitors or servants — no support
2. a dark room beneath the tower — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. a dark and damp cellar beneath the palace — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. a damp hall beside the gate — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 942, line 19: «Old word: "embalmed" means preserved after death; the duck jokes about being made fat for the cooking pot with sage and onions.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «old word» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

What items did the bride take with her when she departed to her new home?

1. healing herbs, a horn, a knife, deer fat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. healing herbs, a horn, a knife, deer fat, a blanket, and a clay pot of milk — no support
3. healing herbs, a spear, salt, rope — no support
4. a horn, a basket, oil, and 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

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