Japanese Fairy Tales, The Hare of Inaba, part 35: the healed hare thanks the kind man, who is a fairy, not a King's son

Tests: 8 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1375 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 ✓

Yo, did you see the hare? Those crocs made a bridge, bro, like a legit highway!

1. Wait, so the hare was just counting them the whole time? — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Wait, was the hare only counting the crocs the whole time? — score 4
3. Did the hare just count them all along? — no support
4. So he tricked them? — 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 1375, line 7: «What: the crocodiles make a bridge from the Island of Oki to the mainland of Inaba so the hare can count them.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «count» (+2); the same doer «hare» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Dude, the hare was so savage, he jeered at them and dipped!

1. What made the hare jeer at the crocs afterward? — no support
2. Why mock them? — no support
3. Why did the hare mock the crocs right after crossing? — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Why did the hare laugh at them after crossing? — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 376, line 4: «A boastful Hare mocks the Tortoise, naps during the race, and loses, and then the Bees win their case against the Wasps by proving who can build a honey comb.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mock» (+2); the same doer «boastful hare» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Those crocs were totally salty, they yanked all his fur out!

1. What did the crocs do to the hare afterward? — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. What did the crocs do to the hare as payback? — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. How did the crocs punish the hare for mocking? — no support
4. What was payback? — 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 · ★ · right ✓

That King's son was a total fake, he said he was kind but he was lying!

1. What remedy did the fake man tell the hare to try? — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. What cure did the false man suggest to the hare? — no support
3. Which medicine did the liar offer the hare first? — score 2
4. What was his name? — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1157, line 1: «The king orders the young man to build a palace of ice that can be warmed by fires.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «order» (+2); the same receiver «young man» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, the salt and wind made the pain way worse, it was so brutal!

1. What exactly made the hare's pain grow so much worse after his bath in the sea? — score -1
2. What made the pain worse for the hare? — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Why was he sore? — no support
4. What made the hare's pain worse after his bath? — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 23, line 19: «The Knave: «I didn't write it, and they can't prove I did: there's no name signed at the end.» King: «If you didn't sign it, that only makes the matter worse.…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

The second man was super chill, like a total good guy, right?

1. What did the second man have in his heart? — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Was he kind? — score 3
3. What did the second man feel inside? — score 3
4. What was he like? — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1343, line 21: «Old word: "veranda" is a covered porch along the outside of a house, and the old man steps onto it after his long walk home.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «word» (+3); the same doer «old man» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, the kaba flowers actually fixed the hare's fur? That's like magic, bruh!

1. What did the pollen of the kaba flowers do for the hare? — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. What did the kaba flower pollen cure in the hare? — score 0
3. What did the pollen of the kaba flowers do for the hare's body after he rolled on them in the field? — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. What exactly did the pollen of the kaba flowers do to restore the hare's skin and fur overall? — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 90, line 9: ««Kun?» means «Is this right?» and «Payah kun» means «That is quite right» in the story's own words.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «own words» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

So the guy who helped him was a fairy, not a prince? That's so random, lol!

1. What was the kind man really, according to his own words? — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. What did the kind man say he really was, a fairy or a King's son, when he spoke to the hare? — score 3
3. What was the helper actually, by his own word? — score 3
4. What did the kind man claim to be? — no support

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 1081, line 3: «The spindle pricks her hand, she faints, and the King lays her on a golden bed, remembering the Fairies' words.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «word» (+2); the same doer «fairies» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

The fairy's brothers were trying to get the Princess Yakami, right? Good luck, bro!

1. Who were the brothers of the fairy trying hard to win over at the Princess's home? — score 3
2. Who were the brothers of the fairy trying to win? — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Who were the fairy's brothers hoping to court? — no support
4. Who were the brothers of the fairy trying to win as their bride from the far palace? — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1375, line 18: «The man reveals that he is a fairy named Okuni-nushi-no-Mikoto, and his brothers are going to seek the Princess Yakami.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «seek» (+2); the same doer «brothers» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

The fairy was just a lowkey attendant with a huge bag, not the boss!

1. What was the fairy carrying on his back? — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. A bag? — no support
3. What was he carrying? — score 3
4. What did the fairy hold in his hands? — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1236, line 14: «Old word: a "knapsack" is a bag carried on the back, which the boy fills with food.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «back» (+3); the same action «carry» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, the hare totally bowed down to the fairy like he was a god!

1. How did the hare show respect to the fairy after the fairy healed his fur on the beach? — score 4
2. How did the hare greet the fairy politely? — score 2
3. In what way did the hare honor the fairy? — score 1
4. How did the hare show respect to the fairy? — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 1375, line 5: «A kind man with a big bag shows him a flower remedy, the fur grows back, and the man reveals he is the fairy Okuni-nushi-no-Mikoto.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «show» (+2); the same doer «kind man» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

The Princess didn't pick the brothers, she went straight to the kind one!

1. The kind one? — no support
2. Which brother did the Princess go to? — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. The eldest? — no support
4. Which brother did the Princess choose? — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1375, line 20: «The hare says the Princess "will prefer you for your goodness of heart," showing he has learned that kindness matters more than cunning.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «prefer» (+2); the same doer «princess» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

The hare was so sure the Princess would pick the fairy, real talk!

1. Who would she pick? — no support
2. What did the hare predict about the Princess's choice? — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. What did the hare guess about her choice? — no support
4. What did the hare foresee about her pick? — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 241, line 15: «When the girl takes the spell off, she says, "They'd have beat me if you had not come by," so she blames the men.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «girl» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following best describes the outcome of the hare's second encounter with the remedy?

1. The hare's fur was fully restored after he bathed in the pond and then rolled upon kaba flowers to heal — score 4
2. The hare's pain worsened after he bathed in sea salt — score 4
3. The hare was left worse than before, because he bathed in the sea and sat in drying wind, and then ran away crying — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. The hare's fur was restored after he bathed and rolled upon kaba flowers — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1361, line 3: «After the mother dies, the lonely girl looks into the mirror and sees her mother young and smiling again.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «mother» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the individual who identified himself as Okuni-nushi-no-Mikoto in the narrative.

1. The second man carrying a great bag on his back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. The second man carrying a great bag on his back who was the kindest of the three men on the beach — score 4
3. The eldest King's son holding a small bag — no support
4. The second man carrying a great bag on his back who later married the Princess Yakami — 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 646, line 10: «The grouse says: "You've got a warm nest, and we'll see that no one takes it from you."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+2); the same doer «one» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the reason the crocodiles inflicted punishment upon the hare after the crossing.

1. They found out that the hare had tricked them, that he was counting them, and that he was mocking them loudly as he escaped — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. They discovered that they had been deceived and that the hare was mocking them — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. They discovered that they had been deceived by the hare and that the hare had been mocking them the whole time while crossing — no support
4. They found they were fooled by the hare's counting trick — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Explain the intent behind the spiteful young man's advice to the injured hare.

1. He wanted to cause the hare more pain — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. He faked concern to trick the hare into more harm — score 3
3. He was jealous — no support
4. He pretended kindness in order to cause further suffering to the hare — ✓ the right answer · 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 1218, line 9: «Why: the hare wants to bring fire home, and he says "I wish that a spark of fire would fall on my net."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+2); the same doer «hare» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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