Indian Folk Tales, The Turtle and His Bride, part 1: the hare brings fire home, the turtle goes to war for his bride

Tests: 7 of 15 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 19 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1218 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 ✗

Mate, how does the hare get over the river with all them whales?

1. He leaps on each whale's back — no support
2. He walks on the whales' backs — no support
3. On a log — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. He hops from whale to whale — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 82, line 3: «Hedgehog says «you can scoop me out of my shell», so Jaguar thinks he must be Tortoise and grabs him. His paw fills with prickles, and Hedgehog flies off into…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «river» (+3); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, when that boy grabs the hare's ears, what does the hare do?

1. Kicks the boy in the face — score 2
2. Cries and begs the boy to let him go right now — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Struggles to get away — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Shouts loudly for help — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 322, line 2: «When the door opens, Wendy comes out looking surprised, and the boys kneel and beg her to be their mother.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «wendy» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Innit gross, the granny wants to chuck him in the pot, right?

1. Yeah, she wants him in the pot — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. Yeah, she wants to put him in the pot and cook him alive — score -2
3. Yeah, she wants to boil him in the big pot tonight, mate — no support
4. No, she wants him for dinner — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 0, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1218, line 3: «The grandmother wants him in the pot, the grandfather wants him killed first, and the hare hopes for a way out.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «pot» (+4); the same action «want» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2); a different doer (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Lol, what did the hare wish for when he was stuck in the tent?

1. A drop of rain on his net — score 1
2. A cool breeze through the hole — score 1
3. A spark to land on his net — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. To be free — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1217, line 14: «He catches fish in a net and buries some "in a hole under a stone," so he can find them later.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «hare» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Proper random, what made all them sparks fly everywhere?

1. The grandmother threw a big log onto the fire by mistake — no support
2. The grandfather kicked a burning log and it flew everywhere in the tent — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. A huge branch dropped on the coals — no support
4. A massive log fell in the tent — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 287, line 2: «The mirror smashes into a hundred million bits, and the tiny pieces fly everywhere, getting into eyes and hearts.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2). Against it: the same action «fly» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

So what happened to the hare's net, mate?

1. It caught fire and blazed — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It got caught in the flames — no support
3. It was burned by a spark — no support
4. It was pulled out of the tent and thrown into the river — 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 7 · ★ · right ✓

Where did the hare run to after he got out, bruv?

1. Trees — score 2
2. The forest — score 2
3. The river — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Home — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1218, line 11: «The hare gets across the river by wishing himself over, and he tells his grandmother "Oh, I just jumped!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «hare» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

How did the hare get across in the end, innit?

1. He called the whales to carry him — score 5
2. He wished himself across and jumped — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. He built a bridge and crossed — score 6
4. He asked the whales to carry him across the water one by one — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1218, line 4: «A falling log throws sparks onto his net, and the hare wishes himself across the river and lands safely home.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wish» (+4); the same thing acted on «hare» (+3); the same doer «hare» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Proper gutted for the turtle, right, the girl laughed at him? Why?

1. They were slow — no support
2. They walked too slowly for her — score 0
3. The army moved very slowly — no support
4. The turtles moved so slowly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 19, line 2: «They jump about like mad things while explaining, then suddenly sit down sadly and quietly. To show Alice, they dance round and round her, treading on her toes…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mock turtle» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, did the turtle say he'd be gone for four days or what?

1. Nah, four years — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, he said it would be four years, not four days — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. No, he told her he would be gone for four whole years — score 3
4. Four — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 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 21, line 14: «The White Rabbit is the herald, the officer who reads announcements; he blows three blasts on the trumpet before reading the accusation, and three more before…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «read» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did the army turn back at that tree, bruv?

1. They could not get past it — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The tree had fallen across the path and they could not climb over it safely — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. They decided the tree was a bad omen and walked away — no support
4. It blocked the way completely — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 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 1218, line 14: «The army is stopped by "a large tree lying across their path," and burning a hole through it does not work, so they go home.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «large tree» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the turtle leader do to his girl when they got back?

1. Grabbed her and called her his wife — score 3
2. Grabbed her and said she was a prisoner — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Took her hand and led her away — score 3
4. Pulled her out and told the whole village she was captured in war — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1217, line 16: «Old word "pretence" means a false show or pretending; today we say "pretend" or "fake excuse."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «say» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

What did the turtle chant to scare the dancers off, mate?

1. Go away — no support
2. Stay back — no support
3. Whoever enters this place dies — no support
4. Whoever comes here will die — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1218, line 16: «The girl wants revenge, and the turtle chants "Whoever comes here, will die, will die!" to scare the dancers away.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. Against it: the same doer «whoever» (-1); the same action «come» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the turtle hang on himself so he rattled, lol?

1. Bracelets and beads — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Shells — score 1
3. Fringes and ornaments — ✓ the right answer · score -4
4. Feathers and bones — 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 1218, line 17: «The turtle hangs fringes and ornaments on himself so they rattle, then cries "Here I am to claim the woman who promised to be my wife."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «turtle» (+2). Against it: the same action «hang» (-1). The right option, 3, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who whispered "Oh, here is the turtle" when he turned up, innit?

1. The mother — ← Mova's choice · score -3
2. The grandmother from the other hut — score -3
3. The husband — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The girl's little brother who was hiding — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1038, line 4: «One day a stranger visits, and the women whisper, consult clouds and bones, and chase Fionn about.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «women» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

In what manner does the hare obtain the means of crossing the river?

1. By wishing himself across after jumping — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. By jumping onto the backs of several whales and wishing himself across the water — no support
3. By asking the whales to carry him over — no support
4. By calling the whales across — 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What circumstance induces the turtle's army to abandon its advance?

1. A large tree that had fallen right across the only path through the forest — ← Mova's choice · score -3
2. A flood that washed out the path ahead — no support
3. A fallen tree lying across their path — score -3
4. An obstruction in the form of a fallen tree — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 684, line 16: «Old word "forsook" means left behind or deserted; today we would say "left" or "abandoned".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «old word» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means does the turtle announce his arrival at the hut of the woman?

1. He sends a messenger ahead of him with a drum and a song — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He rattles fringes and ornaments as he walks — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He calls out his name and rattles his fringes at the door of the hut — no support
4. He rattles bells as he walks in the dark — 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 ✓

Which character first speaks of the hare's cleverness at the end of the first tale?

1. The grandmother, who sees he is wiser than she — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. The grandfather, who had been sitting by the fire the whole time and noticed everything — no support
3. The grandmother, when she is cooking the hare — score -2
4. The grandmother, who was shocked and angry that the hare had tricked the whales at the river — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 886, line 6: «Who speaks first? The wise man says "No one has yet named the flower."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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