Slavonic Fairy Tales, Ferko, part 17: blinded and crippled Ferko heals himself and wins the King's test

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1693 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 his brothers really take his eye for ONE bit of bread?

1. nah, his left eye and left leg, dead rough — score 1
2. nah, just his bread — no support
3. yeah, right eye and right leg, proper harsh — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, his right eye and right leg and all his wages from the market, proper harsh — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 179, line 14: «fact: What is strange about the ten young men? "All handsome, and all blind of the right eye."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, so the gallows was the tree he chilled under, innit?

1. yeah, two ravens were chatting on it about the magic lake and the hill dew — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. yeah, a wolf was sat up there — no support
3. nah, a bunch of crows were nicking bread — no support
4. yeah, two ravens were chatting on it — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1539, line 5: «The Fairy dresses Delicia in fine clothes, and the wicked Prince sits under a tree, howling with rage.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, what's the magic lake actually do?

1. turns your sad mood to happy and fixes any broken bones you've got — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. helps your eyes see — no support
3. heals you even if you're dying and makes you young forever — no support
4. heals you even if you're dying — ✓ 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Ferko heal the wolf's leg with the lake water?

1. nah, he never tried, he just sat there and licked his paw in the sun — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, he was sound on all fours after — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, the wolf walked off fine — no support
4. nah, the leg was still bust — 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 5 · ★ · right ✓

Why did the mouse need healing, like, what happened?

1. a hunter's dog bit its front paws during the chase in the field — no support
2. its front paws got bust in a trap — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. its back legs got caught in a snare — score 3
4. its tail got stuck in a hole — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1592, line 17: «Why the Woodman is careful: he says, "I have no heart," so he must "take great care never to be cruel."», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «lion» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Did the queen bee say she'd pay Ferko back?

1. yeah, she said she'd reward him one day — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. yeah, she said she'd reward him one day with a palace of her own — score 7
3. nah, she said she'd never repay him but would send gifts to his brothers — score 3
4. yeah, she said she'd pay him in honey — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1693, line 12: «The wolf promises "to do him a good turn if he should ever need it", and the queen bee says she "shall reward you some day."», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «reward» (+5); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, why was the King's whole plan so sneaky?

1. the brothers wanted Ferko to be hung on the gallows so they could steal his land — no support
2. the King wanted the brothers to take all the gold and Ferko to leave the country forever — ← Mova's choice · score -2
3. the brothers wanted Ferko to fail the palace task — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the King wanted the palace built by his men — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score -2, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1689, line 16: «Old word: a "regent" rules for a child who is too young to rule, so the baby princess's mother is proclaimed regent.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «child» (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Why was Ferko gutted after the King's order?

1. he was hungry — score -2
2. he feared the ravens would attack him — no support
3. he'd lost his bread — score -3
4. he thought he'd be hung for failing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1693, line 8: «Where does he rest? "He climbed to the top of a hill" and lay down, thinking it was "a big tree", but it was "a gallows on which two ravens were seated."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «think» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Did the Princess sleep well that night, or what?

1. nah, she cried all night till her pillow was wet — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. nah, she was awake singing the whole night — score 1
3. yeah, she slept fine after praying at the chapel and told her maid it was good — score -1
4. yeah, she dreamed of the handsome youth — score -2

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 1006, line 3: «John packs his bundle, says farewell to the ringer, and sleeps on a haystack on his first night in the wide world.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «john» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

When did the bee say the palace would be done?

1. before sunset tomorrow night when the King comes to see it — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. before sunset tomorrow night — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. before sunrise next week — no support
4. by the end of the third day after the full moon — 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 1644, line 10: «Where is the family's home? It is "a small cottage," and later they build "a beautiful palace" that people visit from "miles round."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «visit» (+2); the same thing acted on «beautiful palace» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where was Ferko supposed to lead the King?

1. down the road by the river — no support
2. into the town — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. up the hill outside the walls — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. to the hill — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1638, line 14: «fact: The old man's shoe trick: "he took his wooden shoes and laid them above the money, thinking that no one would take it after that".», 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 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

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

How did Ferko get his sight back, like really?

1. he drank the lake water — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he rubbed hill dew on his eyes at dusk — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he rubbed dew on his eyes — no support
4. he bathed his face in the river at dawn — 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the wolf ever pay Ferko back, do you reckon?

1. yeah, he gave Ferko a gold coin — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. yeah, the wolf gave Ferko a big reward of gold and a horse the next day — score 4
3. the text doesn't say, it's only promised — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. nah, he ran off into the wood — score 1

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 1236, line 8: «What: the princess answers, "You have given your word, my father, and you cannot break it."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+2); the same thing acted on «word» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following describes the manner in which Ferko's brothers abandoned him after the mutilation?

1. They turned back to help him — score 0
2. They left him groaning on the ground and continued their journey without him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. They ignored his cries and quietly rode on towards the city with his horse — score 0
4. They tied him to a tree and rode away towards home with the cart — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1693, line 1: «Ferko's brothers take his eye and break his leg for one more piece of bread, then leave him groaning on the ground.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «leave» (+3); the same thing acted on «ferko» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «brothers» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what respect did the ravens describe the lake and the hill dew as remarkable?

1. They claimed bathing restored the sick and washing the eyes gave keen sight — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. They insisted the lake could raise the dead and that dew from hill grass gave eternal youth to anyone who touched it — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. They explained that the lake was a gift from the gods and that the hill dew cured every illness known to man — score -10
4. They described the lake as dangerous, claiming its water drowned fools and blinded travellers — 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 1343, line 11: «Why: the old man was "too kind-hearted to punish his shrew of a wife", so he only grieved over the sparrow.», 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 «old man» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What condition did the King impose upon Ferko for the preservation of his life?

1. He must rebuild the city walls, win a race against the brothers, and then leave the country for good — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. He must fulfil three tasks, give back his stolen gold, and then leave the country forever — score -1
3. He must serve the King for seven years in silence — score -1
4. He must fulfil three tasks and then leave the country — ✓ 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 1546, line 2: «He sets out to find a land with no death, and asks every country he visits whether people die there.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «country» (-1); the same doer «man» (-2). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Which assertion best summarises the bee's undertaking to Ferko before the palace task?

1. She told him the palace would be finished before noon the next day and he should rest — score 5
2. She promised a palace by dawn — no support
3. She assured him that a palace would be built before the sun set the following night — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. She swore to help him — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1693, line 14: «The brothers make the task impossible: "Let him build your Majesty in one day a more beautiful palace than this."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same thing acted on «task» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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