Andersen's Fairy Tales, Little Claus and Big Claus, part 80: Little Claus tricks the farmer and sells him the sexton in a chest

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

Lesson 869 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, so where's the sexton hiding, mate?

1. Inside the wooden cupboard — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. In the big empty chest — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. In the cellar — score 5
4. Behind the old oak door — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 751, line 5: «At the mill he tricks the miller with a raven that "foretells" hidden food, and the miller pays three hundred talers to learn the fifth secret, which turns out…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hide» (+4); the same doer «parson» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, why did the farmer hate sextons so much?

1. They owed him gold coins — score 2
2. He just couldn't stand them and their long grey coats — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. He had simply never liked them since he was a boy at school — score 4
4. He just couldn't stand them — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 869, line 3: «Little Claus says the evil one is in the chest, and the farmer peeks in, sees the sexton, and runs off to drink more.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «farmer» (+2); the same thing acted on «sexton» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dude, what was actually in Little Claus's sack?

1. A dried horse skin, cut from a dead mare last winter — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A horse skin dried in the sun and wrapped up with string — no support
3. A cured cow hide — no support
4. A dried horse skin — ✓ 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 the farmer really think the sack was a conjuror?

1. No way, he knew it was fake but paid anyway for the show — score 0
2. Yeah, he totally fell for it — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Yeah, he totally fell for it and paid up without a word — score 1
4. No, he saw right through it — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 825, line 11: «Why the stork is useful: he met ships whose masts "smelt like fir", so he thinks the cut trees went to sea.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «stork» (+3); the same action «meet» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

How did Little Claus make the sack go squeak?

1. He stomped on it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He pinched a mouse — no support
3. He rubbed it hard — no support
4. He stomped on it with his boots and a mouse inside — 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 ✗

Why did the wife hide all the nice grub in the oven?

1. So her hubby wouldn't ask questions about the missing food — no support
2. So the cat couldn't get it — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. So the guests would not see the good food before dinner was served — no support
4. So her hubby wouldn't ask — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 869, line 8: «Why the sexton hides: the wife begs him to hide in a chest because her husband "could not endure the sight of a sexton".», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «husband» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, what did the sexton pay to get out of the chest?

1. A whole bushel full of money — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. A heavy purse of silver coins — no support
3. A whole bushel full of money and his best horse — score 0
4. Everything in his purse plus a promise never to return again — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 869, line 17: «The sexton's price: he promises "a whole bushel full of money" to be let out, and then he pushes the empty chest into the water.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same property (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Ha, what was Great Claus's dodgy plan with the bushel thing?

1. He smeared tar on it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He bribed the clerk — no support
3. He smeared tar on the bottom so coins would stick — no support
4. He sold the bushel fast — 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 ✗

What got stuck to the measure when it came back?

1. Four bright golden crowns — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Three shiny silver florins — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Three shiny silver florins from the sexton's money — no support
4. Three dull copper pennies — 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 ✗

Lol, what did Great Claus do to all his horses?

1. Fed them grain — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Sold them at the fair — score 6
3. Knocked them on the head — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Knocked them on the head one by one and skinned them — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 761, line 3: «He finds two young ravens thrown out of their nest, so he gives his horse to them for food.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «horse» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «give» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Seriously, where did Great Claus go to sell the skins?

1. To the fair — no support
2. Down to the river — no support
3. To market — no support
4. Into the town — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 752, line 7: «What: the peasant sells his cow's skin "in the town, for three hundred talers" and nobody believes how he got the money.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, who came running to buy those skins?

1. The shoemakers and tanners of the whole town and beyond — no support
2. The butchers and bakers — no support
3. The shoemakers and tanners — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The farmers — ← 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 752, line 8: «Where: the peasants live in a village, and the town has a merchant who buys the skins.», 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 action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

How much did Little Claus end up with, like, in total?

1. A whole purse full — no support
2. A whole barrow full — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A whole barrow full of coins and a new horse — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. Enough to buy a farm and a barrow full of coins — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 869, line 19: «Why Great Claus kills his horses: he thinks the horse skin was "certainly well paid for", so he hopes to make a fortune selling his own.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which object did the sexton conceal himself within, as described in the passage?

1. A dark, damp cellar — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. A small wooden box — score 3
3. A large, empty chest — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. A large, empty chest that the farmer had carried in — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 751, line 5: «At the mill he tricks the miller with a raven that "foretells" hidden food, and the miller pays three hundred talers to learn the fifth secret, which turns out…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hide» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which substance did the wife conceal in the oven, as recorded in the text?

1. Roast meat, fish, pies and the Sunday pudding for guests — score 4
2. Apples, pears and plums — score 3
3. Roast meat, fish and pies — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Roast meat, fish, pies and every sweet cake from the pantry — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 869, line 10: «What the wife does: she hides the wine and the roast meat, fish and pies in the oven, so her husband will not ask what they are for.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «wine» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What was the price the sexton agreed to pay in order to be released from the chest?

1. A whole bushel full of money and a promise never to return — no support
2. Every coin he owned and his best horse and cart too — no support
3. A large sack of silver — no support
4. A whole bushel full of money — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 869, line 17: «The sexton's price: he promises "a whole bushel full of money" to be let out, and then he pushes the empty chest into the water.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

What substance did Great Claus apply to the bottom of the measure, so as to catch coins?

1. Gum — no support
2. Ox — no support
3. Tar — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. Ink — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 869, line 18: «Great Claus's trick: he smears tar on the bottom of the borrowed measure, so that "three new silver florins were sticking to it" when it comes back.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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