Aesop's Fables, The Bull and the Calf, part 19: a string of short fables where clever and foolish creatures and people get their just deserts

Tests: 6 of 14 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 149 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 ✓

ngl, what did the bull say to the calf, bruh?

1. "i was born on this same road." — no support
2. "I knew that way before you were born." — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. "i knew this path long before the farmer ever built this barn, calf." — score 5
4. "yo, i been walking here forever." — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 149, line 2: «The bull says he knew that way long before the calf was born, and the story jumps to a woodman who asks the trees for an axe handle.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «know» (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «way» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

yo, what'd the woodman even ask the trees for, no cap?

1. a sharper blade for it — score 8
2. some wood for the fire — score 8
3. a handle for his axe — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
4. permission to chop down the forest's oldest oak trees — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 3 with score 12, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 149, line 2: «The bull says he knew that way long before the calf was born, and the story jumps to a woodman who asks the trees for an axe handle.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ask» (+4); the same doer «woodman» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, which dude fell in the dry well while staring at the sky?

1. the labourer — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. the old man who was staring at the moon — no support
3. the woodman — score 5
4. the astronomer — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 149, line 8: «"Where": the astronomer walks "outside the town gates" and falls into "a dry well"; the herdsman enters "a thicket" in the forest.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «dry well» (+3); the same action «fall» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey, what killed the labourer's lil son?

1. the farmer's old dog that wandered in — no support
2. a large venomous snake from the field — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. a stray cat — score 6
4. a snake bite — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 109, line 9: «Why: the Giant respects him because he reads "SEVEN AT ONE BLOW" and supposes the Tailor killed seven men.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «seven men» (+5); the same action «kill» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, why'd the bird only sing at night, bro?

1. cuz she kept the whole village awake at dawn — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. cuz a fowler caught her singing by day — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. cuz he wanted her feathers — no support
4. cuz she was too loud — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 51, line 1: «The sun's golden disc rises over the horizon and dazzles the two friends; when they can see again, the Vision has gone, and the air is full of birds singing in…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «birds» (+4); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

ayy, what was the mule's dad supposed to be?

1. a fiery racehorse that once won the great race at the king's fair — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a high-spirited horse — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a gentle plow horse — no support
4. a stubborn old ox — 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 ✗

bruh, what did the kid make the wolf do?

1. dance for him — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. play a tune for him to dance — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. pipe a merry tune so he could dance with the other kids all night — score 7
4. bring him grass from the meadow — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 149, line 5: «A labourer kills a snake for biting his child, the snake refuses to be friends, a caged bird is mocked by a bat, and a wolf dances to a kid's tune before the g…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «dance» (+2); the same doer «wolf» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, what did the bald huntsman's wind blow off?

1. his cane — no support
2. his coat — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. his hat and his wig — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. his shoes and socks — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 117, line 18: «The Huntsman "could not find it in my heart" to shoot, so the two swap coats and the Prince hides in the wood.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «two swap coats» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-4). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

ok so the sow, what kinda babies she have at the mysteries?

1. females — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a litter of female piglets — no support
3. piglets — no support
4. both male and female young ones — 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 · ★ · right ✓

wait, what did the herdsman promise jupiter if he caught the thief?

1. a calf — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a fine white heifer from his flock — no support
3. the best bull in the whole herd — no support
4. a bull — 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 ✗

yo, what was the hound chasing, no lie?

1. the king's old hunting dog — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a boar — no support
3. a lion — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a fierce lion from the grassland — 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 · ★ · right ✓

fr, what did the fox call the hound?

1. the lazy one who hid behind the bushes — no support
2. the coward — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. the thief — score 2
4. the bear — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 138, line 12: «What: the Fox finds a trap with meat in it and calls it "a dainty morsel" he saved for "our King".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «fox» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

bro, what kinda job did the wolf say was his?

1. a butcher — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. a baker — score 3
3. a tailor — score 3
4. a potter — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 148, line 2: «A Lamb hides in a temple, and when a Wolf tells it to come out, it says it would rather be sacrificed than eaten.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+2); the same doer «wolf» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol, what did the bat say the bird should've done?

1. stayed quiet — no support
2. sung louder by day — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. sung at night more often — score 7
4. sung by day less often — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 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 149, line 10: «"Why" again: the bird sings at night because "a fowler was attracted by my voice, and set his nets for me and caught me".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «sing» (+2); the same doer «bird» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

With what did the Herdsman make his vow?

1. To offer a lamb to the god Mars — no support
2. To sacrifice a calf to Jupiter — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. To sell his cattle at the market — no support
4. To sacrifice his best ox to Jupiter if he found the thief — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 2 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 149, line 15: «"Jupiter" was the king of the gods in ancient Rome, and the herdsman prayed to him for help.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «herdsman» (+4); the same receiver «jupiter» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which creature did the Hound pursue in the forest before encountering the lion?

1. A lesser game — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A young stag — no support
3. Some rabbits and other small animals of the forest floor — no support
4. A small deer that had wandered into the glade — 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 · right ✓

What was the principal consequence of the Woodman's request upon the Trees?

1. They were sold — no support
2. They were felled by his axe — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. They lost their leaves and died — no support
4. They were burned — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 126, line 9: «The mother sends her children into the wood to pick up sticks, where they find a big tree that has been felled and lies on the ground.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fell» (+2); the same thing acted on «big tree» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What reply did the Snake give the labourer when he tried to make peace?

1. He could never be his friend — ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. He would always hold a grudge — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. He could never be his friend, since the labourer had hurt him badly — score 5
4. He said it was too late now and they could never be friends again — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 88, line 2: «A snake and an egg make «so», food cooked on the fire, which means dinner is ready. But «sho» means the drying-poles, and Taffy hates hanging the hot, heavy, h…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «snake» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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