Indian Fairy Tales, Punchkin, the Broken Pot and the Magic Fiddle: the Prince wins his parrot, Punchkin dies, and a greedy Brahman and a jealous sister-in-law are introduced

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1824 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 ✗

Wait, the Prince actually ripped the parrot's wings off? That's proper savage, mate.

1. Nah, he kept the parrot in a cage and fed it seeds every day, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Yeah, and then he snapped its neck, sick — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Nah, he just fed it some seeds — score 6
4. Yeah, and then he cut its wings off again, sick, proper mental, bro — score 6

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 1820, line 19: «At the end the prince keeps his bag, bowl, bed and stick, and "as no one ever came to make war on him, he never needed to use the stick".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+5); the same doer «prince» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Bruv, did the eagles really carry him all the way?

1. Yeah, they flew him right over the jungles — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Nah, only halfway — no support
3. Nah, they dropped him in a tree — score 6
4. Yeah, they carried him on their backs — score 6

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 1570, line 4: «The Eagle flies him to Farmer Weatherbeard's, where he sneaks out three bits of bread and plucks feathers from the snoring household.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fly» (+5); the same doer «eagle» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

So the Magician's arms just fell off, one after another?

1. Nah, his arms stayed on but his legs got really weak and tired — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, he turned into a stone statue — no support
3. Yeah, every limb dropped off, dead mental — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, his legs fell off first — 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 the Prince only kill that serpent with a stick?

1. Nah, he stabbed it with a spear — score 3
2. Nah, he drew his sword and sliced the serpent clean in half at the neck — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Nah, he drew his sword and sliced it — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Yeah, he just beat it with a branch — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1379, line 2: «On the path a huge serpent blocks his way, and the Prince chokes it to death with his bare arms, without drawing his sword.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «draw» (+5); the same doer «prince» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who's the Brahman who kicks his pot, the lazy one who daydreams?

1. Nah, the Brahman's clever son who went off to the forest to study — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Yeah, the poor boy Somasarman — no support
3. Yeah, the miser called Svabhavakripana — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, the miser called Svabhavakripana who always daydreams about gold — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1455, line 6: «Who: the maiden is the youngest of three sisters who spin gold for an old woman, and she is the one who runs off with the Prince.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «run off» (+5); the same doer «one» (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

What's he going to do with the goats, like, sell them for cash?

1. Nah, he wants to buy cows with them — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, he'll sell them for coins — no support
3. Nah, he wants to buy a whole herd of cows and some horses with them — no support
4. Nah, he'll swap them for a big field of rice and then buy cows — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 862, line 12: «The maiden says she keeps goats and "I never miss one", so she is bold and sure of herself.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «goats» (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

So the Brahman's pot was full of rice? That's a lot of rice, innit?

1. Nah, just a bit — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, brimful of it, he begged for it — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, it held barley and some wheat — no support
4. Yeah, half full — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the sister just get ignored when she cried for her brother?

1. Nah, her brother came to help her — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Yeah, her brother ran to help her — score 6
3. Yeah, she did — no support
4. Nah, she wailed while the water rose — ✓ the right answer · no support

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 1657, line 10: «WHERE: The brothers come to a little house "far within the wood," and later a king's palace, where they ask to be taken "into service."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come» (+5); the same doer «brothers» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Why do the wives hate her so much, is it cos she's the boss?

1. Nah, cos she stays home all day and cooks while they go out to work — score 6
2. Nah, cos she's always singing songs — score 5
3. Nah, cos she stays home and cooks — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Nah, cos she gets all the good food and sleeps late every single morning — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 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 239, line 19: «Why he is sacked: the lads swear "they'd not stay on the same garth with Tom," so the master gives him the sack.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+4); the same doer «wife» (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, the Bonga is basically a spirit that helps the wives?

1. Nah, it's an enemy of the wives — score 4
2. Yeah, they made a deal with it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Yeah, they gave it a golden bowl — score 6
4. Nah, it's a fiddle — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1791, line 11: «What: the head cook laughs and says "You a cook!" but Jem talks him into a trial.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cook» (+5); the same doer «you» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

So the water just went up her legs like that? That's wild.

1. Yeah, it reached her ankles, then her knee — ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Nah, it only reached her knees at first — no support
3. Yeah, it rose up to her waist slowly — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Yeah, it rose up to her chest and then her neck — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1213, line 5: «The water rises to the youths' waists, and they are turned into black swans that can never become men again.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «rise» (+5); the same place «waists» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Is the Magic Fiddle part gonna be sad or what?

1. Yeah, she's crying for help right now — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, it's funny — score -1
3. Nah, she's dancing with the fiddle now — no support
4. Yeah, super sad — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 873, line 12: «Ida is sad because her flowers are dead, and she says "My poor flowers are quite dead."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). Against it: the same doer «ida» (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following describes the fate of the Magician Punchkin at the conclusion of the episode?

1. He expires after his limbs are successively detached from his body — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He expires after his limbs are successively detached from his body and then stoned — no support
3. He perishes after his limbs are gradually removed from him — no support
4. He recovers once his limbs are reattached to his body — 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

To which character does the foolish plan involving the pot of rice principally belong?

1. The wife called Balna — score 2
2. The boy named Somasarman — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. The Brahman named Svabhavakripana — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. The poor Brahman who lived with his wives in the village — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1406, line 18: «Old word: "marionette" is a puppet moved by strings; Pinocchio calls himself that in this part.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+4); the same thing acted on «word» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «pinocchio» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the principal grievance which the wives harbour against their sister-in-law?

1. Her failure to tend the family garden — no support
2. Her habit of singing while the family eats — score -2
3. That she is the one who must perform the household duty of cooking for them — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Her performance of the domestic duty of cooking — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 4, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1041, line 12: «The king knows the truth: "you are the son that Muirne my wife bore to Uall mac Balscne."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which supernatural agency does the wives petition in order to obstruct the sister's task?

1. A demon who takes their food — no support
2. A priest — score -5
3. A goddess who grants their wishes — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. A Bonga, to whom they make vows — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -1, against -5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1724, line 11: «The wife wishes for a Fire-son, and "a spark from the big wood fire flew into the woman's lap."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wish» (+1). Against it: the same doer «wife» (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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