Grimm's Tales, The Salad, part 12: the Hunter punishes the faithless trio with magic cabbage

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1688 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 ✗

ngl why did the maiden ditch the hunter on the mountain lol?

1. she nicked his cloak and bounced home — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. she took his cloak and fled — no support
3. she grabbed the cloak and flew — no support
4. she stole his cloak, flew off, and bounced right back home — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1688, line 2: «While he sleeps on her lap, she steals his cloak, wishes herself home, and leaves him alone on the wild mountain.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «steal» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh did the hunter actually turn into a donkey?

1. yeah, he ate the bad cabbage, fr — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. nah, he only ate a carrot — no support
3. nah, he just ate the good cabbage and nothing bad happened to him, fr — score 4
4. yeah, he ate the bad cabbage and then he was a donkey for ages, fr — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 998, line 3: «Then we meet a thistle growing outside a fine manor garden, where a sleepy old donkey wants to eat it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «eat» (+2); the same thing acted on «donkey» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait so who got the bad cabbage first, the witch or the hunter?

1. the witch got the good one first, then the hunter got the bad one by mistake — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. the hunter, he ate it first — score 0
3. the witch, he gave her the bad one — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. the hunter got the bad one, he ate it first and then gave the rest to her — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 370, line 7: «fact: What happens: the Cock says "The Dogs are friends of yours now!" and the Fox answers "they might not have heard the news."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «friends» (+1). Against it: the same doer «dogs» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey the witch was a total villain, right?

1. yeah, she tricked him, then ditched him on the mountain and ate all the salad herself — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. yeah, she tricked him and ditched him — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. nah, she was just confused and tried to help him get home safely again — score 1
4. yeah, she lied and left him — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 780, line 19: «The witch, the maid and the lady each eat the bad salad and run "braying" into the court as asses.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «eat» (+2); the same thing acted on «bad salad» (+1). Against it: the same doer «witch» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

deadass how did he sneak into the castle?

1. he browned his face so nobody knew him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he hid behind a big cart — no support
3. he browned his face so nobody would recognize him at the castle gate — no support
4. he wore a disguise and hid his face — 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, what did the giants say about him?

1. they said kill him but then changed their minds and said let him live, he's not worth it — score 0
2. let him live, cause he's not worth any more trouble from the giants — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. spare him, he's no threat — score 3
4. let him live, he's not worth it — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1461, line 13: «The Princess is moved by Frisk's words, and "without saying a word to anyone went straight to the tower".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «word» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

so the miller got the donkeys, what did he do with them?

1. gave them beatings and meals — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. he gave them beatings and meals and worked them hard at the mill every day — score 2
3. he worked them hard all day — score 2
4. he sold the old one, beat the young one, and fed them both from his own barrel — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 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 751, line 18: «What was the trick? The peasant said "I have a soothsayer inside it" and pinched the raven so it croaked, and the miller believed every word.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «word» (+2); the same doer «miller» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro what was the old donkey's punishment?

1. two beatings and a meal — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. three beatings and one meal every morning until the old donkey died — no support
3. three beatings and one meal — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. it got beaten three times, then fed once, then sent back to the yard again — 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 ✗

wait, did the maiden really say sorry at the end?

1. yes, she asked him for mercy — no support
2. yeah, she said sorry — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. yeah, she begged him to forgive her — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. yeah, she pleaded for pardon — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1296, line 9: «Why: the princess burns the bear's skin because the egg-wife says "the enchantment would be at an end," but she is tricked, since the egg-wife is the witch her…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr why did the hunter feel bad for the donkeys?

1. he felt bad and cooled off — no support
2. he took pity and dropped his anger — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he took pity on them and dropped all of his anger right away — ← Mova's choice · score -2
4. he pitied them and calmed down — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 150, line 19: «Old word: a "Pack-Ass" is a donkey that carries loads on its back; "tilling" means ploughing and working the soil.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «carry» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

ok but how did the cloud get him off the mountain?

1. it seized him with its huge claws and carried him down to the valley below — score 5
2. it seized him in its great grip and carried him far away over the hills — score 7
3. it snatched him and flew off — no support
4. it seized him and carried him away — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1688, line 11: «The cloud: "a cloud swept by, and, seizing him, carried him away", so he lands among the cabbages.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «cloud» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «carry away» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the good cabbage flipped them back to humans, right?

1. nope, they stayed donkeys until the witch came back and changed them — no support
2. yeah, they were men again — no support
3. yep, they were human again after eating the good cabbage in the garden — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. yep, they were human again — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1688, line 4: «He eats a bad cabbage and becomes a donkey, then a good one makes him human again, so he keeps one head of each.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «eat» (+2); the same thing acted on «bad cabbage» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol what was the hunter's sneaky lie at the castle?

1. he pretended to be the King's own messenger carrying an important message home — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he claimed he was a King's man — no support
3. he said he was the King's messenger and showed a fake letter from the castle — no support
4. he said he was the King's messenger — ✓ 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the Hunter effect his transport to the granite mountain?

1. By wrapping the maiden in his cloak and then wishing hard for the cloud to carry them both up the mountain — score -1
2. By holding the maiden tight and running downhill — no support
3. By wrapping the maiden in his cloak and wishing — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. By climbing the mountain on foot while carrying the maiden tightly wrapped in a heavy woolen blanket — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1645, line 1: «The sister climbs the stony mountain, ignores the mocking cries, and fills a brass pitcher with the water of life.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «stony mountain» (+1). Against it: the same action «climb» (-1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the agent responsible for the Hunter's transformation into a donkey.

1. The cabbage that the witch gave him to eat at the castle table tonight — score 2
2. The bad cabbage, which he ate after the cloud left him in the garden — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. A cabbage eaten at the castle — score 3
4. The bad cabbage, eaten in the garden — ✓ the right answer · 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 1688, line 4: «He eats a bad cabbage and becomes a donkey, then a good one makes him human again, so he keeps one head of each.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «eat» (+2); the same thing acted on «bad cabbage» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the penalty assigned by the Hunter to the old donkey, the former witch.

1. Three hard beatings at the mill and only one small meal to eat afterwards — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Two beatings and one meal — no support
3. Three beatings and one meal — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Three beatings and one meal each day for the rest of her donkey life — 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Determine the outcome of the Hunter's clemency toward the transformed maiden and servant.

1. They regain human form after eating the good cabbage that the Hunter brought from the garden for them both — score 0
2. They regain human form after eating the good cabbage — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. They turn back after eating cabbage — no support
4. They are forgiven and return to the castle to work — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 24, line 12: «The King says «they all returned from him to you» means the tarts on the table, and «Nothing can be clearer than that».», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «return» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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