Fairy Book, Toueno-Boueno, part 20: the boy tricks the farmers and sends them to their deaths in the river, and a new tale, The Brown Bear of Norway, begins

Tests: 6 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1295 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 · ★ · right ✓

Oi, who actually sold them the wolf, like?

1. The beggar — no support
2. The mill-owner — score 1
3. Toueno-Boueno — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Antoine — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1295, line 10: «Why: the farmers want revenge, because Toueno "sold us a ram knowing full well that it was a wolf".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sell» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «toueno» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, where'd Antoine climb to scoff the plums?

1. under the hedge — no support
2. in a barn — no support
3. up a plum tree — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. up a tree — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1294, line 13: «why: Antoine hides in a hollow tree because "it began to rain heavily," and he falls asleep there.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «antoine» (+2). Against it: the same place «hollow tree» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Did his ma really play dead or what?

1. she lay on the floor pretending — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. she just sat there — no support
3. she lay still in the kitchen — no support
4. she fainted by the stove — 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 ✗

What was the whistle meant to do, mate?

1. bring back the dead — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. wake the dead — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. call the sheep home — no support
4. bring the dead back to life again — 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 ✓

Gutted, what did the brothers do to the wives?

1. knocked them down — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. knocked them down and dragged them out of the house — score 4
3. chased them off — score 4
4. threw them outside — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1161, line 7: «Who: The two eldest brothers get places in "the king's stables," and they are the ones who plot against Pinkel.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «brothers» (+2); the same thing acted on «ones» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Right, why'd the lads bung Toueno in a sack?

1. to drown him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. to sell him — no support
3. to kill him — no support
4. to drown him in the river so he'd never come back — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who got chucked in the river instead, then?

1. the poor old man who had begged at the door — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. the beggar — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the miller — score 1
4. the stranger who had walked into the tavern earlier that night — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1274, line 16: «Manstin finds a blind man's rawhide rope that leads from a small round hut to the brook, which tells him the man is blind.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mad, what was that bishop business about?

1. they wanted him to become a saint — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. they wanted to make him a bishop so he'd lead the church — no support
3. they wanted to make him a bishop — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. they planned to dress him in the robes of a bishop and parade him through town — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Skint or not, how'd the farmers end up in the river?

1. Toueno tipped them into water — no support
2. Toueno chucked them off a rock — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The horses pushed them in — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. They slipped off the bank — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 804, line 19: «Old word: a "husbandman" is a farmer who works the land; today we just say farmer.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where'd they reckon the horses were, then?

1. at the horse fair under the river where the dead gather — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. at a great horse fair under the river, far beneath the mountains — no support
3. at the horse fair under the river — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. in the field beside the old mill — 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Proper weird one, pal, what was the other world like?

1. full of sheep and gold — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. more beautiful and richer — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. filled with gold, silver, and the most beautiful creatures ever seen — no support
4. more beautiful and richer than anything in our own world — 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who dreamed about a bear, innit?

1. the youngest princess, who had slept under a spell — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. the youngest brother — score -3
3. the sleepy princess who wandered into the forest at night — score -1
4. the youngest princess — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1295, line 20: «New tale: the youngest princess, who loved an enchanted prince, dreams of him and wakes in a hall with "a thousand lamps".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

Sound, what did the prince want the princess to be?

1. his queen — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. a queen who would rule the kingdom beside him — score 0
3. his servant — score 5
4. the mistress of his great castle — 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 1154, line 14: «The stepmother and her daughter visit the palace while the prince is away on a hunt, so the princess is "alone all day."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «princess» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «day» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following did Toueno-Boueno use to persuade the farmers to spare his life?

1. A golden whistle — no support
2. A magic sack — no support
3. A whistle which he claimed could restore the dead to life — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. A flute which he claimed could raise the dead from the river — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 722, line 11: «fact: When the friend wakes up at the shrine, the prince says, "Restore him to life, I pray."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «life» (+1). Against it: the same action «restore» (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What became of the beggar who entered the sack in place of Toueno-Boueno?

1. He was thrown into the river — ✓ the right answer · score -3
2. He escaped home — score -2
3. He was drowned by the farmers — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. He was freed — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 489, line 9: «Why: no family wants a match with them, since "no one wants to become related to us poor beggars."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

In what manner did the three farmers come to their deaths?

1. They were cast from a rock into the river at the horse fair — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. They were cast from a high rock into the river at the horse fair while drinking — score 3
3. They were struck by lightning while crossing the river — no support
4. They were pushed from the cliff by the angry sheep — score -1

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 433, line 17: «A besom is a broom made of twigs, and Koshchei hides his "death" in one in a tale.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «death» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following describes the youngest princess's chosen husband?

1. The Brown Bear of Norway, an enchanted prince who lived under the ice — score 1
2. The Brown Bear of Norway, an enchanted prince — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The Brown Wolf of Sweden, a wandering king — no support
4. The Brown Bear of Norway, a cursed prince who could take any shape he liked — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1276, line 5: «The boy himself will get to choose which trade he likes.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «choose» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «boy» (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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