Ehstnische Marchen, The Finest Liar in the World, part 4: Elsa is shot down and wins a prince, then a boy's lying contest begins

Tests: 2 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1753 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 did u see the bit where Elsa turns into an eagle

1. yeah, the old man tapped her three times with a silver staff — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. yeah, the old man tapped her three times with a silver staff and then she flew off into the dark sky — score 4
3. yeah, the old man waved a silver staff over her head three times while the whole court watched in silence — score 0
4. yeah, the old man kissed her three times on the lake shore — 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 1753, line 1: «The old man touches Elsa three times with his silver staff, and she turns into an eagle.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same thing acted on «elsa» (+2); the same doer «old man» (+1); the same property (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol the eagle gets shot right

1. for real, a bolt hits her near the river bank — score -2
2. nah, a hunter throws a spear at her by the lake — score -3
3. for real, the king's men shoot an arrow through her wing in the deep forest before the sun sets — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. for real, an arrow goes through her in the forest — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1309, line 4: «A prince out shooting birds feels a salty tear fall on his face, finds her, and carries her home in a curtained litter.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait so where does she wake up

1. near a well in the wood, like she's sleeping — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. in a ditch, sadly — no support
3. under a bush, like she's been dreaming — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. in the grass by a stream, like she's lost — 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 ✗

dude the prince just finds her

1. facts, he's been looking for her for months — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. facts, he's been dreaming of her for half a year and then he finally marries her in the castle — score 2
3. facts, he's been dreaming of her for half a year and he sends his men out to search the whole wood — score 2
4. facts, he's been dreaming of her for half a year — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1081, line 2: «In a tower room she finds a kind old woman spinning, and she grabs the spindle to have a go.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «kind old woman» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

that's so sus with the carts though

1. the carts come from the old king's lady — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. fifty horses arrive with gifts from the queen — score 1
3. fifty carts show up with stuff from the lady — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. yeah, the carts are weird — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1752, line 22: «Old word: a "firebrand" was a person who starts quarrels, here meaning the stepmother who made the home unpleasant.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

and then the boy goes to mills, bruh

1. yeah, the beardless guy always gets there first, and then he tries to cheat the boy out of his corn — no support
2. yeah, the beardless guy always gets there first — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, the beardless guy always gets there first and the boy is stuck grinding at the fourth mill — score 0
4. yeah, the beardless one is always late to town — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1753, line 15: «The boy's trouble: he meets a beardless man at four mills, and that man always gets there first.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «man» (+1); the same property (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl the liar contest is lit

1. the beardless man tells about the cake and the king and how the bee pulled a plough through the wood — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. the beardless man tells about his cow and the wheat — no support
3. the boy tells about his bee and the millet seed and how the wolves ate the honey and the sack — no support
4. the boy tells about his bee and the millet seed — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1030, line 18: «Old word: "enlightened" meant lit by sun, moon, stearine and candles; today it means wise or well informed.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «word» (+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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

his bee gets eaten by wolves, rip

1. nah, it just sits there — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, and then the wolves get stuck, ankle-deep — no support
3. yeah, and then milk is spilled everywhere, knee-deep — no support
4. yeah, and then honey is everywhere, ankle-deep — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

how did he get the honey back

1. he borrowed sacks from the miller and filled them — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he took a hatchet and made bags from the skins of the roe-deer he killed in the wood last week — no support
3. he dug a ditch and sold the honey at the mill — no support
4. he took a hatchet and made bags from roe-deer skins — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's the deal with the seed

1. it fell in the ocean but grew on fruitful soil — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. it fell in the ocean but grew on fruitful soil and became a tree taller than the castle walls — no support
3. it dropped in the river and sank to the bottom — no support
4. it fell in the ocean and the fish ate it but later it grew on fruitful soil near the king's garden — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1207, line 8: «The deal: the king says the prince must "submit yourself to death" once he has heard the answer, and the prince agrees.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «deal» (+2); the same doer «king» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

fr the boy's dad was born right

1. no cap, he needed holy water to sprinkle him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. no cap, he was sprinkled — no support
3. no cap, the priest blessed him with wine — no support
4. no cap, his mother gave him wine to drink — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

whose cake wins in the end

1. the lady and the king decide it at the wedding — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. the boy and the beardless man decide it in a long contest of lies where the king is the judge — score -1
3. the boy and the beardless man decide it in a contest of lies that lasts all night long — score -1
4. the boy and the beardless man decide it in a contest — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1105, line 7: «What: his sister sends him for meal, saying "my soul shall live" if she can eat a cake made from it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: a different action (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 of the following describes the transformation of Elsa into a bird by the silver staff?

1. She is changed into a swan after two strikes on the back — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. She is changed into an eagle after three touches on the head by an old man holding a silver staff in the forest — score 0
3. She is changed into an eagle after three touches on the head — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. She is changed into a white eagle after three touches on the head and then flies away over the wood at dusk — score 0

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 1433, line 17: «A roc was a huge bird in old Arabian tales, so a roc's egg is a marvel that would be hard to get.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «old arabian tales» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

According to the narrative, what event brings the king's son to the place where Elsa lies?

1. He is chasing a deer — no support
2. He is riding to the castle to find a bride — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. He is hunting a large eagle he has shot — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. He is out hunting alone — score 1

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 1753, line 6: «Who: Elsa, a girl turned into an eagle, and the king's son who finds her under a bush.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «son» (-2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which condition did the boy's father impose before the boy set out to grind the corn?

1. He must avoid any mill where the miller is beardless — ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. He must grind at the first mill he finds in the valley — score 1
3. He must visit only mills where the miller has a beard — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. He must avoid bearded millers — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1695, line 15: «The herd-boy visits a village and buys food, which shows he has real money now, so he is not hungry any longer.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «visit» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «herd boy» (-2). The right option, 1, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

What was the outcome of the contest proposed by the beardless man at the end of this passage?

1. The winner was to receive the whole cake — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The loser was to pay for the whole bee — no support
3. The loser pays for it — no support
4. The winner gets the cake — 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

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