Blue Fairy Book, The Hairy Man, part 4: a swineherd's dogs catch a hairy thief, and a prince gets three magic apples
Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 664 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 ✗
Bruv, did the stream actually try to drown the prince, or nah?
- 1. It hugged him gently — no support
- 2. Nope, it ran dry — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 3. It was just a puddle — no support
- 4. Yeah, it swelled up and nearly did — ✓ the right answer · score 4
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 521, line 15: «Where: the Styx was the sacred stream that "flowed nine times round these realms".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «flow» (+2); the same doer «sacred stream» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
Mate, how many goes did the stream have at him?
- 1. One — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 2. Ten — no support
- 3. Seven — no support
- 4. Three — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 535, line 20: «"Oceanus" was the great river that the Greeks thought circled the whole world.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
Was the old king well gutted when the servant came back?
- 1. He went to sleep — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. He threw a massive party — no support
- 3. Yeah, he foamed and dropped dead — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. He laughed his head off — 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 135, line 11: «They thought that without the cock, they "could sleep longer", which was their hope.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sleep» (+2); the same doer «servants» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · right ✓
Innit wicked that the thieves got swept off?
- 1. They got a medal from the king — score -2
- 2. Yeah, the stream swept them all away — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
- 3. They got a free horse — no support
- 4. They rode home safe — score 4
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 664, line 11: «The thieves tried to ford the stream with "a fine horse they had stolen," and the stream "swept them all away."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «sweep away» (+2); the same doer «stream» (+2); the same thing acted on «thieves» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
Who was the sick swineherd with the two dogs, like?
- 1. A wizard with a cat — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The boy with Psst and Hush — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. A miller's son — no support
- 4. A knight called Hush — 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 ✗
How many crowns did the king offer, bro?
- 1. Nine — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Nine hundred — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Ninety — no support
- 4. Nine thousand — 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
Did the hairy man get out, or what?
- 1. Yeah, the king's little lad let him out — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. He got eaten by a wolf — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 3. He got married to a queen — score 2
- 4. No, he was stuck in there — no support
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 95, line 4: «And so, says Kipling, cats catch mice and are kind to babies, but at night they go out to the Wet Wild Woods and the Wet Wild Roofs, waving their wild tails an…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · right ✓
What did the king order for his own kid, mate?
- 1. To get a pony — score 0
- 2. To be killed in the forest — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 3. To be sent to school — score 2
- 4. To be made a knight — score 2
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 664, line 20: «The king ordered the boy killed in the forest and his servants to bring back "part of his liver and lungs," so the servant shot a dog.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «kill» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
Were the apples proper magic, or just a yarn?
- 1. They turned into gold coins — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. They made a horse and soldiers pop out — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. They just went rotten — no support
- 4. They made soup — 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 7, line 19: «Pat says he is "Digging for apples, yer honour!" ("yer honour" = sir), which is nonsense, since apples grow on trees; the Rabbit calls him "you goose" (silly),…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «grow» (+2); the same doer «apples» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
Where'd the prince take his fancy army, innit?
- 1. Into the stream — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 2. To the king's army at war — ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 3. Back to the mill — score 7
- 4. To the palace kitchen — score 7
Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 224, line 7: «What: the prince says he needs "the attendants suitable to my rank" before he can meet the King of Bengal.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «need» (+4); the same doer «prince» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · right ✓
What excuse did the prince use to leave the palace, bruv?
- 1. He said he was hunting thieves — score 6
- 2. He said he had a small bill to pay — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 3. He said he missed his mum — score 6
- 4. He said he wanted to go fishing — score 6
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 446, line 3: «She lets him go, giving him a brush, a comb, and youth-giving apples, and he uses them to help the giants and women.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: its «because» matches the remembered cause (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «ivan» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★ · right ✓
Why'd the sisters suddenly get wooers, like?
- 1. They learned to sing — score 4
- 2. They stopped insulting the sun — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 3. They got really rich — score 4
- 4. The prince asked them out — score 2
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 664, line 9: «The sisters had no wooers because they "always throw out their sweepings in the face of the sun."», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «sisters» (+4); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗
Was the hairy man covered in hair, like a monkey?
- 1. He had golden skin — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Yeah, almost like an animal — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. No, he was totally bald — no support
- 4. He wore a huge cloak — 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 · right ✓
Which action by the prince caused the stone figure to shudder and split into seven parts?
- 1. Pouring cold water upon its head — no support
- 2. Striking it with the golden staff — score 4
- 3. Burning it in the palace fire — score -3
- 4. Brushing the baby's blood upon its wrists — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 664, line 12: «The prince pricks the baby's finger "till the blood ran" and brushes it on the wrists of the stone figure.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «brush» (+5); the same thing acted on «blood» (+3); the same place «wrists» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
What was the immediate consequence of the old king witnessing the servant's revival?
- 1. He pardoned the faithful servant — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 2. He sent for the miller — score 4
- 3. He exiled the prince from court — score 6
- 4. He foamed with rage and died — ✓ the right answer · score 4
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 664, line 3: «The prince revives the faithful servant with the baby's blood, and the old king foams with rage and dies.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+2); the same thing acted on «faithful servant» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which object did the hairy man bestow upon the prince in order to summon foot soldiers?
- 1. A copper apple — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. A silver horse — ← Mova's choice · score -2
- 3. A golden staff — no support
- 4. A small iron key — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 463, line 3: «Katoma does the hard work, then tames the magic horse with iron chunks so it can carry the Prince to the wedding.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «horse» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which phrase best describes the hussars that issued from the silver apple in the narrative?
- 1. The loudest drummers — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The swiftest farm hands — no support
- 3. The most beautiful hussars — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. The humblest cooks — 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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