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title: Japanese Fairy Tales, The Monkey and the Crab: the young crab takes… — how Mova does on the tests · Books
description: Lesson 1374 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 5 of 15 tests right, exam 0 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# Japanese Fairy Tales, The Monkey and the Crab: the young crab takes revenge on the monkey who killed his father

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**Tests:** 5 of 15 right · **Exam:** 0 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 12 of 19 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 1374 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.

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Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: [the lesson's questions in the corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · right ✓ {#t1}

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yo, why'd the monkey feel totally safe at home?

- **1.** cause the crabs seemed not to care — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **2.** cause he was home — score 2
- **3.** cause the crabs looked not to suspect — score 6
- **4.** cause the crabs swore they'd never hurt him at all — score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1374, line 1: «The monkey feels safe because the crabs seem not to know who killed their chief.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «seem» (+3); the same doer «crabs» (+3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · right ✓ {#t2}

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bruh, what was the invite even for?

- **1.** the first anniversary of the dead crab — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** the first anniversary of the dead crab's ancestors' tomb ceremony — no support
- **3.** the second anniversary of a dead crab — no support
- **4.** the funeral ceremony for the old crab's entire family line — no support

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**Why:** Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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no cap, what did the monkey swap for a persimmon-seed?

- **1.** a fine rice-dumpling wrapped in leaves — no support
- **2.** a sweet chestnut — **← Mova's choice** · score 1
- **3.** a rice-dumpling — **✓ the right answer** · score 1
- **4.** a rice cracker — score 1

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**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 1374, line 7: «What: the old crab died falling from a persimmon tree while climbing after fruit, and the monkey had once traded him a rice-dumpling for a persimmon-seed.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «trade» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, scored 1. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · right ✓ {#t4}

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lowkey, who was hiding in the fireplace?

- **1.** the chestnut hidden in the hearth ashes — no support
- **2.** the bee that stung from the fence — no support
- **3.** the chestnut — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 7
- **4.** the crab claw — score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1374, line 12: «The chestnut hid in the fireplace and burst out "with a great pop" when the monkey touched the kettle.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «fireplace» (+3); the same action «hide» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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so sus, what stung the monkey on the cheek?

- **1.** the wasp — score 4
- **2.** a fly — score 4
- **3.** the bee — **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **4.** a gnat — **← Mova's choice** · score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1208, line 14: «what: the prince burned "one of the Sirurgh's feathers in the flame," and the bird appeared and made the city quake.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «burn» (+2); the same thing acted on «one» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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real talk, what dropped on his head from the gate?

- **1.** the clay pitcher — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **2.** a rock — score 3
- **3.** the stone mortar — **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **4.** the stone — score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1038, line 17: «Old word: "confabulations" means private talks or chats; today the word can also mean a made-up memory in the mind.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «private talks» (+4); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · right ✓ {#t7}

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bet, why was the monkey so thirsty?

- **1.** cause of all that sake — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** from the heat — no support
- **3.** from the salty crab stew — no support
- **4.** the summer sun — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · right ✓ {#t8}

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fr, what did the monkey think of the crab's "innocence"?

- **1.** he laughed at it — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **2.** he cried — score 3
- **3.** he agreed — score 3
- **4.** he doubted it — no support

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**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 1374, line 10: «The monkey laughed at what he thought was the crab's "innocence", so he was careless and walked straight into the trap.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «laugh» (+2); the same doer «monkey» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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ngl, how did the crab finish him off?

- **1.** cut off his head with the claws — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** split his skull — no support
- **3.** cut off his head — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** he pinched him and cut off his head — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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deadass, did the monkey say sorry at the end?

- **1.** nope, still smiling — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** yes, he apologized — no support
- **3.** nope, still lying — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** no regret — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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wait, was the young crab really clueless about his dad?

- **1.** nope, it was all a plan — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** yes, he was innocent — no support
- **3.** nope, not at all — no support
- **4.** yes, he truly never knew — **← Mova's choice** · score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1374, line 1: «The monkey feels safe because the crabs seem not to know who killed their chief.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «know» (+2); the same doer «crabs» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t12}

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wait, where'd the tea ceremony go down?

- **1.** the tea-ceremony room by the pond — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **2.** the hall — score 3
- **3.** the tearoom — **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **4.** the garden — score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask where. 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 1145, line 9: «why: the wolf goes down because the fox says he must get into "the other bucket that is nearly over your head".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «go down» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same property (-1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/t12/)

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### Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t13}

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ngl, how were the monkey and the old crab related?

- **1.** they were cousins — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** they were rivals — no support
- **3.** they were old neighbors — no support
- **4.** they were best friends — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/t13/)

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### Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t14}

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yo, what got served at the crabs' party?

- **1.** a grand dinner — score -2
- **2.** a luxurious feast of sake and sweets all night — **← Mova's choice** · score 0
- **3.** a luxurious feast — **✓ the right answer** · score 0
- **4.** a luxurious feast of many fine dishes — score 0

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1343, line 18: «The feast is served by her daughters on "beautiful old-fashioned trays", and some sparrows perform the "suzume-odori" dance.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «serve» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «feast» (-2). The right option, 3, scored 0. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/t14/)

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### Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t15}

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bruh, what did the monkey end up doing at the feast?

- **1.** ate little and left early after bows — **← Mova's choice** · score 9
- **2.** ate, drank, and bragged about his own deeds to all — score 7
- **3.** ate and drank like a guest of honor until dawn — score 7
- **4.** ate and drank like a guest of honor — **✓ the right answer** · score 7

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1373, line 7: «What: the monkey eats "one persimmon after another" and leaves "little but the hard, unripe fruit" for the crab waiting below.», 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 (+3); the same action «eat» (+2); the same doer «monkey» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2). The right option, 4, scored 7. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/t15/)

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### Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e1}

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Which agent first wounded the monkey within the crab's residence?

- **1.** the stone, dropped from the high gate roof — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** the chestnut, concealed within the hearth ashes — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** the bee, hidden among the garden flowers — no support
- **4.** the chestnut, hidden in the hearth ashes and burning — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/e1/)

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### Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e2}

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For what occasion did the monkey, by invitation, attend the residence of the young crab?

- **1.** the first anniversary of the crab's decease — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** the first anniversary of a crab's wedding — no support
- **3.** the funeral rites of the crab's entire ancestral household line — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **4.** the first anniversary of the crab's decease and his tomb blessing — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1374, line 16: «Old word: "condolence" means words of sympathy for someone's death; today we say "I'm so sorry for your loss".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/e2/)

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### Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e3}

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What was the final disposition of the monkey, as enacted by the young crab?

- **1.** decapitation with the pitcher claws and a stone mortar — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** a stabbing with the knife — no support
- **3.** strangulation with the sharp claws — no support
- **4.** decapitation with the pitcher claws — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/e3/)

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### Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e4}

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Which tale commences directly after the death of the monkey?

- **1.** The Hare and the Turtle Race — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **2.** The Clever Hare Who Escaped the Crocodiles at the River — score 4
- **3.** The Wolf King Who Tricked the Sea Crocodiles Long Ago — score 4
- **4.** The White Hare and the Crocodiles — **✓ the right answer** · score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1212, line 12: «The brothers say that "if any one were to die, it certainly should not be the robin," but they still leave in horror.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1374-pg4018-part34/e4/)

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