Old Calabash, The Little Hare and Big Lion, part 59: the hare tricks the lion, then the hyaenas

Tests: 6 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1670 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, did the hare really trick Big Lion into a ditch or what?

1. No, the lion just fell in by accident — score 0
2. Yeah, he played him, pretending the lion was dead — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. Yeah, he tricked the hyaenas into the pot — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. Yeah, he played him by pretending the lion was dead and then tied him to the stakes in the hut — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1670, line 3: «The hare tricks Big Lion into a hut, ties his tail and tongue to the stakes, eats his dinner, and calls down hailstones that kill him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

wait, why did the monkey bail with her baby?

1. Cuz the lion's nose twitched when she tickled it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Cuz she was hungry — no support
3. Cuz the lion sneezed and woke up — no support
4. Cuz she thought the lion would wake and eat her — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1670, line 2: «A monkey tickles the lion's nose with grass, sees his nostrils move, and runs off with her baby in a fright.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tickle» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

bruh, how did the hare get Big Lion stuck in the hut?

1. He tied his tail and tongue to the stakes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. He tied his tail and tongue to the stakes after the lion had crawled into the hut for the feast — score 5
3. He nailed his feet to the floor — score 4
4. He tied his tail and tongue to the stakes and then covered the door with thick branches and mud — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1670, line 7: «What: the hare says, "Grandfather, you had better put your tongue here," and then ties it fast to the stakes of the wall.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «hare» (+2); the same thing acted on «tongue» (+2); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol, what happened to the hyaenas in the pot?

1. They got scalded to death in the boiling water after they were ordered to climb into the pot by the hare — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. They got scalded to death in the boiling water — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. They drowned in the muddy river — no support
4. They jumped out and were eaten by the lion — 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 1670, line 5: «A little hyaena sees the hare dancing without the skin, and the hyaenas chase him; he cuts off his ears and pretends to be a stranger.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

no way, why did the hare dance without the skin?

1. He wanted to feel like a hare again so he could run fast and hide from the hyaenas in the hills — score 3
2. He wanted to feel like a hare again because the lion's skin had made him sweat and itch all night long — score 3
3. He was celebrating his victory — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. He wanted to feel like a hare again — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1643, line 16: «Why: the king sends his fleet after the ship, and the hermit calls the man "who had the fog in his sack" to save them.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «man» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

ok real talk, what did the little hyaena notice?

1. That the lion had come back alive — no support
2. That the tiny beast in the skin was the one killing them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. That the tiny beast in the skin was the one who had been killing them all along with the hail and wind — score -1
4. That the tiny beast in the skin was the one killing them and had tricked the whole tribe into the pot — 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 1651, line 6: «who: the youngest son, a clever and brave young man who says "I think I must try my luck" after reading the king's notice.», 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 doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

wait, what did the hyaenas throw at the lion skin?

1. Ash — no support
2. A bone — no support
3. A stone — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -4
4. Dirt — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1314, line 14: «Ahti asks, "Why did you throw stones at me?", and Maie answers that it was a mistake.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

so how did the hare escape the hyaenas?

1. He jumped out the mouth of the skin and ran like lightning until the hyaenas could no longer see him at all — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. He jumped out the mouth and ran like lightning — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. He slipped out through the tail — no support
4. He jumped out the mouth and ran like lightning past the pot and into the dark forest beyond the hills — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1670, line 5: «A little hyaena sees the hare dancing without the skin, and the hyaenas chase him; he cuts off his ears and pretends to be a stranger.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «hyaenas» (+2); the same thing acted on «hare» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, why'd the hare cut off his ears?

1. So the hyaenas would not recognize him as the hare who had tricked their whole tribe in the valley — score 2
2. So the hyaenas would not recognize him — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. So they would not see him — score -2
4. So the hyaenas would not recognize him when he came back to the pot with the lion's skin on — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1225, line 14: «Who: the man who cut willows is the one who "left his work and returned to the village," which set the whole story in motion.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «return» (+3); the same doer «one» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the hyaenas catch the hare in the end?

1. Yes, they caught him near the river but he escaped again and went home with a torn skin — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. No, they went home with no trace of him after searching the whole valley and the river bank all day — no support
3. Yes, they chased him far into the hills — score 0
4. No, they went home with no trace of him — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1670, line 5: «A little hyaena sees the hare dancing without the skin, and the hyaenas chase him; he cuts off his ears and pretends to be a stranger.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «little hyaena» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

lol, what was the hare pretending to work on?

1. A grindstone — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A knife — no support
3. A wooden bowl — no support
4. A rock — 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 ✓

honest question, what did the hare do with the hailstones?

1. He threw them at the hyaenas — score 6
2. He called them down with a chant and then he watched them fall on the lion in the hut — score 7
3. He called them down with a chant that he had learned from the old monkey by the river — score 7
4. He called them down with a chant — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 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 1670, line 3: «The hare tricks Big Lion into a hut, ties his tail and tongue to the stakes, eats his dinner, and calls down hailstones that kill him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «hailstones» (+4); the same doer «hare» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, what did the lion keep for himself at the feast?

1. The sweet milk — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. All the bones and the leftover scraps from the feast — no support
3. The fat ribs — score 1
4. The choice bits — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1603, line 10: «The Tin Woodman answers: "Nor I my heart," and the Lion says he has not "the courage to keep tramping forever."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which action did the hare perform in order to obtain the lion's skin as a disguise?

1. He crawled in through the tail hole of the skin — score -4
2. He wore the skin — score -2
3. He propped the mouth of the skin open with sticks — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He tied the skin around his waist — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1670, line 7: «What: the hare says, "Grandfather, you had better put your tongue here," and then ties it fast to the stakes of the wall.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what method did the hare cause the death of Big Lion in the hut?

1. He made a storm with his voice — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. He called down the storm with his tail — no support
3. He summoned hailstones by means of a chant — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He summoned hailstones by means of a chant sung loudly over the lion while he was stuck in the hut — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1604, line 5: «Behind the screen stands a bald little old man, who admits he has been making believe.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+1). Against it: the same doer «man» (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What reason did the little hyaena give her father for the destruction of the tribe?

1. A wretched beast that had stolen the skin — ← Mova's choice · score -10
2. A tiny creature dressed in the lion's skin who had tricked the whole tribe into the boiling pot — no support
3. A tiny creature dressed in the lion's skin — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A tiny creature dressed in the lion's skin that had come to the valley from the far mountains — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1670, line 13: «Why: the hyaenas hit the lion's skin with a stone because they finally guess that "nothing of the lion about him but his skin".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Which object did the hyaenas use to strike the lion's skin when they discovered the deception?

1. A large rock — no support
2. Ash — no support
3. A stone — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. Dirt — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 497, line 11: «The trick: a stone was "wrapped in baby-clothes", and Cronus swallowed it "without noticing the deception".», 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) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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