Indian Fairy Tales, A Lac of Rupees for a Bit of Advice, part 19: the cat wins back the ring, and the Brahman's wife sets out for the king

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1835 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 ✗

so who was the bird that hovered over the lamb, no cap?

1. the kite — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the nadhar — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the cat — no support
4. the hamsa — 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

the dog said "let me have it or I will kill you", so who was actually being sus here?

1. the kite — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the dog — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. king — no support
4. kite — 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 3 · ★ · right ✓

wait, which tree did the kite fly the ring to?

1. the tall palm — no support
2. the pond — no support
3. the big tree — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. the old oak — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1835, line 4: «The dog grabs the ring, drops it, and a kite flies off with it to a big tree, while the cat waits for dark, climbs up, and kills the kite.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same property (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl, how did the cat finally get the ring back?

1. bargained with the villagers all night — no support
2. the dog gave it back after the king's order and a long apology — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. waited until morning, then the kite just dropped it near the village — score -1
4. climbed up in the dark and killed the kite — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1835, line 10: «The cat gives up the ring because the dog says "Let me have it or I will kill you."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dog» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «ring» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, the dog was so mad at itself, what was it doing?

1. apologizing to the villagers for all the noise it made — score 2
2. asking the king for help — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. running off to the forest to hide from everyone — score 3
4. begging the cat's pardon — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1380, line 4: «Hungry on the road, Momotaro sits under a tree to eat a cake, and a dog as big as a colt demands all of them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dog» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

lowkey the tortoise was a total chatterbox, right? what happened when he tried to talk?

1. he sang loudly — no support
2. fell from the sky — no support
3. let go of the stick and fell — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. opened his mouth to speak — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1835, line 16: «The tortoise wants to shout back at the villagers, lets go of the stick, and falls "in the open courtyard".», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

so what did the hamsas hold in their teeth?

1. a long twig — score 2
2. a stick — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. rope — score 2
4. reeds — 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 1835, line 15: «In "The Talkative Tortoise", two hamsas carry a tortoise by a stick held in their teeth.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «teeth» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same action «hold» (-1); the same thing acted on «stick» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, what did the future Buddha want to fix in the king?

1. his anger — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. his bad temper — no support
3. his refusal to ever listen to advice from anyone — score 1
4. his talkativeness — ✓ 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 1527, line 21: «The story shows that the King's anger melts once he truly looks at the Princess and hears her name.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «anger» (+1). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

the Brahman's son was done with begging, so where did he go?

1. the city — score 0
2. a far village — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. another country — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. the mountains — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1835, line 18: «The Brahman's son leaves his blind parents and goes to a far country, where he is given charge of a golden temple.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+5); the same doer «son» (+2); the same property (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

the wife showed up at the golden temple, so what was she hoping to get?

1. her husband back — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. her husband — score 1
3. gold — score 1
4. a lac of rupees — ✓ 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 1080, line 12: «Anne first sees "a flock of sheep," not her brothers, so the wife's hope sinks.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hope» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

what was on that scrap of paper, in short?

1. a short poem — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a secret about the king — no support
3. three pieces of advice — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a list of the debts — 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 ✗

slay, so what's the big lesson about talking too much?

1. talkers are always rich — no support
2. speak only when you have been asked to speak twice — no support
3. it can bring you to grief — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. it makes the king happy — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 996, line 13: «Death answers, "Would you make another mother as unhappy as yourself?", and she sets the flowers free.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+5); a different doer (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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

so was the king a talker before?

1. no, he only started talking after the future Buddha came — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yes, he never let anyone speak — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. no, he listened to everyone — no support
4. yes, he talked so much that nobody could ever get a word in — 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 ✗

Which bird is described as hovering over the lamb prior to its attempted abduction?

1. The nadhar — ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. The bird that flew over the lamb in the story — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. The vulture — no support
4. The cuckoo bird — 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 1691, line 16: «At the palace the bird flew "straight" at the dying King and "cured him of his sickness."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fly» (+1). The right option, 1, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

To whom did the nadhar apply for the restoration of the ring?

1. The future Buddha who lived in the pond — no support
2. The king of the frogs — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. The king of the fishes — ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. The wise old tortoise — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask whom it is for. It chose option 2 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 139, line 18: «Old word: "talons" means claws, the sharp curved toes that birds of prey use to grab their food.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «use» (+5); the same doer «birds» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What was the immediate consequence of the tortoise releasing the stick?

1. He fell into the courtyard and split in two — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He sank into the pond and drowned slowly — no support
3. He was caught by a kite and carried off over the mountains to the far south lake — no support
4. He flew away and got lost in the forest — 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 ✗

What did the first piece of advice on the paper concern?

1. Sleep with your eyes open — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Don't climb trees when it's dark out — no support
3. Watch out for kites on the road at dusk — no support
4. Sleeping carefully when travelling at night — ✓ 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

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