The Blue Fairy Book, Princess Cabbage-Stalk, part 53: Cabbage-Stalk becomes Sunbeam, and a sleepy princess meets a shepherd

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1556 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 ✗

Yo, was Cabbage-Stalk really getting lame-shamed by the King, or what?

1. Nah mate, he was just being a bit dramatic about the whole gate thing really — no support
2. Yeah mate, he was properly furious and locked her up in the tower for ages — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. Nah, he was just really chill mate — no support
4. Yeah, mate, he was proper sus about her — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1556, line 1: «Princess Cabbage-Stalk is shut in the tower, so she sneaks up the clock weights into the turret.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «tower» (+1). Against it: the same doer «princess cabbage stalk» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Did she just climb up the clock like a total ninja?

1. Yeah, she tied herself on the weight, proper genius — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. Yeah, she hooked herself to the big clock weight and rode it up the tower wall, proper genius — score -6
3. Yeah, she climbed a rope like Tarzan — score -6
4. Nah, she just used a ladder, mate — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, against -6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 934, line 14: «Old word: a "Hindoo widow" in the story means a woman who once threw herself onto her husband's funeral fire; this custom is now banned in India.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «woman» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, that cabinet, was it locked or nah?

1. Locked, and she couldn't open it at all — ← Mova's choice · score -8
2. Locked tight with a silver lock, but the fairy's muff somehow opened it for her, mate — no support
3. Open, but the box was empty inside — no support
4. Locked, but she found the golden key on the floor — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score -8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1556, line 2: «She opens the cabinet with the golden key and is forced to hold the carbuncle box.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «cabinet» (-2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-6). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

So the fairy gave her a muff? Like, a fancy hand warmer?

1. Yeah, but the white side made her good, not pretty — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Yeah, and it's from the fairy who made her choose, though she kept it warm for years — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Yeah, a fancy warmer, but she only ever wears it on the coldest winter nights — score 0
4. Yeah, but the yellow side made her pretty, not good — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1546, line 4: «He takes his wife and family to that land and warns them never to answer the voice, however loudly it calls.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «man» (+3); the same thing acted on «wife» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, the eagle was really a prince all along?

1. Nah, the fairy turned him into a bird, weird — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Nah, the eagle was always an eagle, but the prince sent it to watch over her, mate — score 3
3. Yeah, the King turned him into a bird, sick — score 3
4. Yeah, the enchanter turned him into a bird, sick — ✓ 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 1479, line 10: «WHY: He becomes a lion for his anger, a wolf for his greediness, a snake for his ingratitude and a bull for his churlishness.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «lion» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Sunbeam go all glow-up and get pretty like the shepherdess?

1. Yeah, she was dead gorgeous with skin like milk — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, she didn't change much at all, just got a bit taller and a new name from the prince — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. Yeah, she got tall and gorgeous, with golden hair and skin like milk, and everyone stared — no support
4. Yeah, she got tall and fair, like a queen — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1525, line 6: «who: Rosette is the sister of two princes, and the text calls her "the sweetest, prettiest princess who was ever seen."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

So what's the box for, anyway?

1. It holds a spell to make her pretty — score 2
2. The eagle grabs it and flies off, and then the enchanter turns into stone at last — score 2
3. The eagle gets it, and the prince gets his shape back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. It opens a door to the old castle — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1556, line 4: «The eagle takes the box, turns into Prince Florimond, and makes her beautiful, with the new name Sunbeam.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «box» (+2); the same doer «eagle» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the Princess just sit down and nap in the middle of nowhere?

1. Yeah, she was knackered and conked out under a tree — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Nah, she ran off to find her sheep and got lost in the hills near the river bank — score 1
3. Nah, she went straight to the castle — score 2
4. Yeah, she was exhausted after the long walk and fell asleep in the shade of a great old oak — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1422, line 11: «The Princess sits down to eat oranges, and when she looks again "the basket had disappeared", so she cries.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «princess» (+3); the same action «eat» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why'd the prince just wander into her field like that?

1. He was looking for shade for his sheep, innit — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He was lost, innit — no support
3. He was chasing a runaway goat, innit — no support
4. He was hunting for the eagle, innit — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1214, line 4: «At home the basket is empty, so Father Grumbler realises he was cheated and storms back.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Hang on, so did she actually get a new name or what?

1. Yeah, Princess Moonbeam, cos she's cool — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, Princess Shepherdess, mate, sorry — no support
3. Yeah, she got called Princess Sunbeam by the prince, cos she's dead bright and warm, mate — no support
4. Yeah, Princess Sunbeam, cos she's bright, mate — ✓ the right answer · 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 ✗

Was the King a bit of a grump about her then?

1. Yeah, he was really angry and shut her in the tower until she agreed to marry anyone — score 3
2. Nah, he was just a bit tired, told her to go to bed early and forget the whole thing — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Nah, he was dead happy, gave her a crown — score 3
4. Yeah, he was proper cross, told her to stay put — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1556, line 8: «What does the King say about the guards? He is told that his son is dead, and he blames the Princess for it.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «king» (+3); the same action «say» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who ever heard of a fairy who gives you a choice like that?

1. Some fairy in a book did it, innit — score 3
2. Loads of old stories do it, it's like a rule — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Loads of old stories have fairies doing exactly that, it's like a rule in every fairy tale ever — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. The enchanter does it all the time — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1539, line 3: «The angry King tries to hang the Queen in a wood, but the Fairy gives him a push and he breaks four teeth.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «queen» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «angry king» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

So was it better for her to stay good than get pretty, do you reckon?

1. Yeah, she said so herself, goodness over looks — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. Nah, she wanted to be pretty for the prince, but in the end she chose wisdom over beauty — score -1
3. Nah, beauty's better, she said so — score 0
4. Yeah, she chose pretty, mate — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1142, line 1: «Ian washes as the raven told him and meets the knight's daughter, who begs him to stay and be her husband.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «daughter» (+1); the same thing acted on «daughter» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following best describes the action of the King in response to the Princess's refusal?

1. He ordered her to be locked in the tower under guard until she agreed to be sensible — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. He ordered that she be imprisoned in the tower — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. He sent her to live with the fairies — score 0
4. He demanded that she give back the box and then declared her a traitor to the crown — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1087, line 7: «What: the court is amazed, since "they heard from her now as much sensible discourse" as they once heard silly chatter.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «princes» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following best describes the nature of the choice offered by the old fairy?

1. Goodness and wisdom, or beauty with vanity — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. Beauty or the throne, a simple pick — no support
3. Stay good and wise, or become beautiful but stay vain and foolish for the rest of her life — no support
4. A choice between being rich and famous across the land, or being plain but kind to everyone — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1556, line 3: «A tiny old fairy offers her a choice, and she picks goodness over beauty by breathing on the white side of the muff.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following best describes the transformation of the Princess at the river?

1. She became small and sad, forgetting her name — score 1
2. She turned into a swan at last — score 1
3. She became tall and beautiful, with a new name — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. She grew wings and flew away — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1418, line 8: «Why was the Princess shut away? The Fairy wanted to help the Prince see his faults, so she put the Princess where he would find her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «princess» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following best describes the circumstances of the Prince's arrival in the country?

1. He rode in on a grey horse — no support
2. He arrived by ship from the north — no support
3. He came strolling in search of shady pasture — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He came by horse — ← Mova's choice · 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 1556, line 10: «Why does the Princess go up the turret? She wants to "see if any one is coming" to rescue her.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come» (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-4). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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