Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Bird Grip, part 24: the youngest prince pays a murderous host, escapes, and meets the fox again

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1635 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, why didn't your bro just bounce from the inn like, fr?

1. cuz he forgot all about the bird and his blind pops — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. cuz he got way too comfy in the inn and totally forgot about the golden bird and his blind old dad back home — no support
3. bc the innkeeper's daughter was cute and he kinda just wanted to hang out with her for a while longer lol — no support
4. cuz he liked the food and the free beds — 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, the host killed a guy for not paying his bill?? no cap??

1. ya, for real, cuz he couldn't pay the tab — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. nah, he killed him for stealing bread — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. ya, for real, the host was a total creep who killed people all the time and hid their bodies in the cellar — no support
4. nah, it was a fight over some cards and the guest pulled a knife first, so the host got scared — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1635, line 3: «The maid tells him a dead guest lies there, killed by the host because he could not pay, and the host wants to kill the prince too.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «kill» (+2); the same doer «host» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

ngl that maid was lowkey brave, right?

1. yeah, she helped him bounce for real — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah, she risked everything to unlock the stable and help him sneak out before the host woke up and saw them — no support
3. nah, she just watched from the door — no support
4. nah, she was sus too, she just wanted the prince to take her away from the inn and the dead guys — 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

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait so the key was under the pillow the whole time??

1. nope, in the cellar — no support
2. yup, under the host's pillow — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nope, under the bed mat — no support
4. yup, the prince found it right under the host's pillow when he crept into the room at night — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 776, line 16: «The ending: the king tells the other bride to go home, saying "someone who had just found an old key did not require a new one."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+2); the same thing acted on «old key» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

the fox is kinda sus, innit?

1. nah, he's the best, he saved the prince from the cellar and always tells the truth no matter what — score 1
2. nah, he's kinda helpful but dramatic — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah, he's totally honest lol — score 1
4. yeah, he tricks people for fun and gives bad advice whenever he feels like it, so be careful around him — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 726, line 12: «The fox saves him: "lay hold of my tail and hold fast", and it pulls him out of the river.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fox» (+2); the same thing acted on «man» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

why'd the prince say yes to everything at the trial?

1. cuz the king said so, lol — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. the fox told him to, lol — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. idk lol — no support
4. he was scared — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 23, line 15: «Alice: «that's not a regular rule: you invented it just now.» King: «It's the oldest rule in the book.» Alice: «Then it ought to be Number One.» The King turns…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3). Against it: the same doer «alice king» (-2). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the prince kissed the princess even tho the fox said don't??

1. nope, he remembered it but still did it cuz she kissed him first and he couldn't say no — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. nah, he kissed her by accident — score 6
3. yep, he wanted a kiss anyway — score 4
4. yep, he forgot cuz she was so pretty — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 1576, line 8: «The elder princess "pushed her sister aside, and threw her arms round King Pippin's neck and kissed him".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «kiss» (+2); the same doer «elder princess» (+2); the same thing acted on «king» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's a ransom, like, in normal words?

1. a gift — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. paying money to buy back your life — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. paying a fee to leave town — no support
4. giving a king a fine horse — 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 ✗

the king wanted the prince to be a master thief, what's up with that?

1. the prince said yes to every task because the fox told him to, and then he kept doing it even when he didn't want to — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. the prince said yes to stuff to get out of trouble — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. the king wanted a thief to steal for him — score 2
4. the prince was forced to steal to pay debts — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1282, line 11: «fact: The jogi wants the king to believe his lies, and the text says the king "declared that he would do whatever the jogi advised."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «want» (+3); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

how many grains of gold does the fox give for the horse?

1. three grains of gold and a silver bell — score -2
2. three — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. three golden grains, and one more if the horse is fast — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. four — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1635, line 18: «The fox gives three grains of gold, and each one has a job: the guard-room, the room of the bird, and the cage.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

which one is the horse's place?

1. the stall — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. the yard — score 4
3. the meadow — score 1
4. field — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1635, line 12: «Hard word: "scourged" is an old word meaning whipped or beaten hard, so the host beat the corpse each night.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «old word» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «hard word» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the youngest brother ever ditch his mission like the others?

1. nope, he kept going the whole time, even when the fox tried to trick him into quitting halfway through — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. nope, he kept going, mostly — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yep, he quit too, kinda — no support
4. yep, he ditched it at first too but then came back and finished, so he's kinda the hero tbh — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1282, line 15: «fact: Old word: a "jogi" is a holy man who lives apart from others, and today we would say yogi or ascetic.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «holy man» (+2); the same thing acted on «holy man» (+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 is the correct description of the host's crime, as recounted in the text?

1. He took the life of a guest who could not pay for meals, after first trying to rob him and failing in the attack in the night — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. He took the life of a guest who was owed money by the inn — no support
3. He took the life of a guest who had stolen gold from the host and then hid the stolen money under the floor of the cellar — no support
4. He took the life of a guest who was unable to pay for meals — ✓ the right answer · 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 1635, line 10: «The host's crime: he killed a guest "because he could not pay for the meals he had had in the inn".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «pay» (+3); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner did the prince secure his release from the host's house?

1. By paying a large sum of money to the host and settling the dead man's debt — ✓ the right answer · score -8
2. By convincing the host with a clever riddle and then riding away with the maid after giving him all the gold from the castle — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. By bribing the guards and fleeing the house before dawn at night — score 1
4. By begging the host and promising to work in his kitchen for a year — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1463, line 3: «Mr. Fitzwarren insists the treasure is all Whittington's, so the poor boy is called in from the kitchen.», 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, 1, scored -8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What instruction did the fox give the prince concerning the princess?

1. That he must never speak to her at all — score 0
2. That he should not kiss her under any circumstances — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. That he should give her the golden bird — score -4
4. That he should not kiss her under any circumstances, and that he must also not look at her face or tell her his name — 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 1618, line 15: «Who: a nurse tells him the sultan's daughter lives in the castle, where "no one is allowed to see her".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Which object was the prince required to obtain in the final task described in this part?

1. The golden bird in the cage — score 1
2. The silver horse in the stable — score 2
3. The magnificent horse bearing four golden shoes that stands in the royal stable beside the princess's tower — score 3
4. The horse bearing four golden shoes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 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 1550, line 6: «The Prince is the one who wants to hold Kari's horse, and she says no because the horse is "so well broken in" that it stands still when told.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «one» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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